At a recently concluded meeting, held regarding the state of license of Northampton nightclub Lava & Ignite, the Northampton Borough Council’s Licensing Sub Committee has declared that it would not be restored.
An announcement was made by the Chairperson of Northampton Borough Council’s Licensing Sub Committee after the final meeting. Chairperson and Councillor Christopher Malpas stated that persons on behalf of the Administrators of Luminar have guaranteed the Committee that the license for Lava and Ignite would not be restored. Since the license cease to exist now, topics regarding them were not discussed by the sub-committee during the last meeting.
Christopher Malpas also commented that an extensive and detailed enquiry regarding what had actually occurred; to have instigated the stampede is being conducted by the Northamptonshire Police. He also assured that the Northampton Borough Council will carry on assisting the Police in any case and that the best will be done to guarantee that valuable teachings are absorbed from this tragic episode.
Chief Inspector Detective Tom Davies, part of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit – Major Crime was thankful to the nearly hundred persons who were present during that tragic evening to have come up to them to share their experiences.
Tom Davies who is guiding the investigation added further on how there were several people at the nightclub during that evening and how they are looking forward to converse with any person who would recount on what they had actually seen and experienced. Every description recounted by an individual will help the team to build a strong picture on the actual happening on that evening. He also added that the team will carry on working and assisting relations of those people who had attended the club on that particular evening.
Lava and Ignite club witnessed a major stampede at their premises on October 19 this year, resulting in the death of two students, i.e. Nabila Nanfuka aged 22 and Laurene Danielle Jackson aged 19 due to very serious injuries. Both the students had apparently suffered serious injuries after being crushed during the stampede.
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