The pub near where a teenage asylum seeker was badly beaten has closed.

The Goat pub in Broom Road, Shirley, suddenly shut shortly after the attack on Friday, March 30.

It has since deactivated its Facebook page.

On a post from April 1, the day after the incident the pub posted:

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They also sent a message of condolence on April 2:

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By April 5, the pub had said that it closed 'voluntarily'.

A statement from the Facebook page read:

Your Local Guardian:

Reker Ahmed, 17, was left fighting for his life in a south London hospital, where his injuries included a bleed on the brain and a fractured skull.

So far 16 people have been arrested in connection with the attack.

Did you go to this pub? Get in touch samantha.mordi@london.newsquest.co.uk.