Organisers of one of London's largest celebrations of Ghanaian culture have denied online claims that a stabbing caused Ghana Party in the Park to end early after a crowd crush near the entrance left 23 people requiring medical attention.
The Metropolitan Police said the incident began shortly after 6pm on Saturday when a small fire near the entrance at Copthall Playing Fields in Barnet forced organisers to close the gates temporarily. As thousands of ticket holders continued to arrive, the crowd outside the entrance continued to grow before surging into the bag-search area when the gates reopened.
