Employee dies at Brixton branch of Mothercare

TRAGIC: Police confirm that a staff member from Mothercare died this afternoon
TRAGIC: Police confirm that a staff member from Mothercare died this afternoon

Mothercare, in Brixton Road, was closed this afternoon after the tragic news that a female staff member died of a cardiac arrest while at work.

Paramedics were called to the store after reports that a 44-year-old employee had collapsed.

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called just before 1.30pm to reports of a patient taken unwell at Mothercare in Brixton Road.

“We treated the patient at the scene, who was suffering a cardiac arrest.

“Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Mothercare has been closed for the rest of the afternoon.