Nigerian stabbed to death in Ireland

A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Quham Babatunde, was stabbed to death by a gang of suspected thugs on South Anne Street, Dublin, Ireland, last Saturday.

Babatunde lived at the Ballyogan international protection accommodation centre in South Dublin, having moved there from Citywest accommodation centre last year.

He was fatally injured after an altercation in the early hours of Saturday on South Anne Street, off Grafton Street, having gone to a nightclub in Dublin city on Friday night.

The British media outlet stated that emergency services treated him at the scene on South Anne Street early Saturday morning.

He was, however, rushed to St. James’ Hospital, where medics struggled to save his life, but he succumbed to multiple stab wounds, including one to the heart.

The report revealed that video footage circulating on social media showed a masked man brandishing a large knife as a brawl erupted on South Anne Street, off Grafton Street.

A murder investigation has been launched, with two suspects arrested and currently being interrogated by the police.

Meanwhile, Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan described the incident as “disgusting and unacceptable.”

Irish Times