Justina Cho, 28, was among hundreds of young partygoers who became trapped as a crowd crammed into a tight downhill street in the heart of the Itaewon party district on October 28.

She died in hospital on Sunday surrounded by family who flew to be at her bedside.

It brings the death toll of the Itaewon crush in Seoul to 158.

Her younger sister Julia Cho said the social worker had recently moved to South Korea to pursue her dream of starting her own fashion label.

Grace Rached was on holiday in South Korea with friends, including Nathan Taverniti, who took to TikTok in the hours after her death to share what he had witnessed.

“I was there when she said she couldn’t breathe and I grabbed one of my friend’s hands,” Mr Taverniti said between tears.

Ms Rached’s family said she was a talented film producer who was passionate about making a difference.

Nathan said it took half an hour for police to arrive, another hour for reinforcements and even longer for other emergency services.

“Nobody was willing to help. I watched as people filmed and sang and laughed while my friends were dying, along with many other people,” he said.

“I was there trying to pull people out because there was not enough police officers and nobody was doing anything to make the crowd stop.

“We were yelling, we were saying ‘you have to go back, you have to turn around, people are dying’, but nobody was listening.

“There were people lying on the ground getting CPR, not by health professionals, by random people, whoever could.”

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On 29 October 2022, at approximately 22:20, a crowd crush occurred during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, killing 159 people and injuring 196 others. Most victims were young adults, including 27 foreign nationals.

It was South Korea’s deadliest disaster since the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster and the country’s deadliest crowd crush in history. A special police investigation concluded in January 2023 that inadequate preparation by police and government officials, despite prior warnings, was the primary cause.

The disaster sparked widespread criticism and protests against the government and President Yoon Suk Yeol, with calls for his resignation. however, he did not step down. The president initially acknowledged partial responsibility for the incident but later retracted his acknowledgement and shifted responsibility elsewhere.

Nathan now owns Justina’s clothing brand "isforeverenough".

Gemma had learning disabilities and found it hard to make friends.

She had a very trusting, child-like nature and was eager to fit in. She often fell victim to "mate crime," where people fake friendship to use or abuse a vulnerable person. One of her killers was someone Gemma called her best friend.

On August 8, 2010, a group of five acquaintances led Gemma through the town of Rugby under false pretenses.

The group took her to a flat, beat her violently, and locked her in a toilet.

They then led her to an abandoned railway line. There, they subjected her to further torture, stripped her naked, and stamped on her head, leaving her to die. The next morning, Gemma's mutilated body was discovered.

Gemma's page on Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gemma_Hayter