Third man charged in connection with fatal stabbing of Quham Babatunde in Dublin
The man was arrested in Belfast by the PSNI as he was about to board a ferry to Liverpool last Sunday
A third man has been charged in connection with the murder of asylum seeker Quham Babatunde, who was stabbed to death in Dublin city centre last weekend.
Gardai announced on Thursday evening that a 23-year-old man arrested in Belfast by the PSNI in connection with the fatal assault has since been charged. The man, who was arrested on Sunday as he was about to board a ferry to Liverpool, is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday.
Two other men have been before the courts in connection with the fatal assault in Dublin city centre at the weekend.
Rory Carr, 21, of Ard na Greine, Seapoint Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, appeared before Judge Paula Murphy at Dublin District Court on Wednesday charged with assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and Adetola Adetuilehim at Anne Street South. Mr Carr is also charged with engaging in violent disorder with persons unknown.
Garda Paul Cummins told Judge Murphy the accused was charged shortly before 11pm on Tuesday at Pearse Street station.
Judge Murphy remanded Mr Carr in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on February 26 for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions. She also stressed that the State must be notified if there will be a bail application.
On Tuesday, Jeffrey Bangu, of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, was held in custody by Judge Murphy after he was brought before the same court.
The 21-year-old unemployed man was charged with assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde at Duke Lane and to Adetola Adetuilehim at Anne Street South.
Mr Bangu was accused of violent disorder, and he had an additional charge for the production of a knife during the course of a fight at Anne Street South.
Garda David Dolan had said Mr Bangu "made no reply to the charges" and that there would be strenuous objections to his bail, but he did not make an application.
Mr Bangu was remanded in custody pending his next hearing at Cloverhill District Court on February 25.
Mr Babatunde, a 34-year-old Nigerian man, died following the incident on South Anne Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. He had been residing in an IPAS centre in the capital.
Mr Babatunde was found unresponsive by gardaĂ at the scene. He was treated by emergency services personnel and rushed to St James's Hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.
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