A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old Nigerian man, Quam Babatunde, in Dublin, Ireland.
The incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, February 15, 2025, on South Anne Street in the city centre.
Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, confirmed the victim’s nationality and condemned the violence, stating that such incidents on Dublin’s streets are unacceptable.
Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week with Justin McCarthy, O’Callaghan refrained from disclosing further details about the deceased, emphasizing that efforts were being made to notify his family.
Babatunde, reportedly an asylum seeker, had been at a concert earlier in the evening before the tragic event unfolded. Gardaí responded to the scene on South Anne Street/Duke Lane Upper shortly after 3am, where they discovered the victim unresponsive with severe injuries.
Emergency personnel provided immediate medical attention before transporting him to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The stabbing occurred during a large-scale public disturbance involving two groups of individuals who had been socializing before a confrontation erupted into violence on the street. Authorities are analyzing CCTV footage and social media clips to piece together the sequence of events.
A second man, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, remains hospitalized. Disturbing footage circulating online shows a large crowd present at the scene, with one individual visibly wielding a knife.
Minister O’Callaghan, who confirmed viewing the footage, described it as shocking and assured that Gardaí were making significant progress in identifying those involved. He reiterated the government’s stance against street violence and called for enhanced policing tools, including facial recognition technology, to aid in such investigations.
“This technology would greatly assist Gardaí in tracking down suspects more efficiently,” he stated, urging opposition parties to support its legislative approval in the Dáil.
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