Late night venue has licence suspended after Wembley shooting
A club has had its license suspended and is subject to a closure order after a 24-year-old was found hurt on October 3.
A nightclub has had its licence suspended and been served with a closure notice after a 24-year-old man was shot in a car in Wembley.
Following the shooting on October 3, the Met Police applied to Brent Council for a closure order for the venue on the same road as the incident, called Spice Klub, also known as VT Club and Basement.
The case was adjourned but a closure notice remains in force until Tuesday, October 20, when the matter will be considered at a full hearing in the magistrates’ court.
Separate to that the council has suspended the licence with a view to holding a full licensing hearing, for which a date has not been announced.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 3.45am on Saturday, October 3, on Douglas Avenue. After arriving at the scene, a 24-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Following a shooting in Wembley on Friday, 3 October, the Metropolitan Police applied to Brent Council for a closure order and an expedited review of the premises licence for Spice Klub, also known as VT Club and The Basement.
“The closure order was granted, and remains in force until Tuesday, 20 October, where the matter will be considered at a further hearing. The premises’ licence has also been suspended with immediate effect pending a full review hearing. The hearings will be held in private due to an ongoing criminal investigation.”
It has not been stated what connection the club had to the events surrounding the shooting.
A Brent Council spokesperson said: “A Metropolitan Police application for an expedited review of the premises licence for Spice Klub (also known as VT Club and The Basement) was heard by Brent Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee on 15 October.
“The committee determined that the premises licence should be suspended with immediate effect pending a full review hearing.
“Separately, the magistrates’ court adjourned an application for a closure order to a full hearing on 20 October and directed that the closure notice remain in force until then. The premises must therefore remain closed unless otherwise directed by the court. The matter remains subject to ongoing legal and licensing proceedings.”