A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the fatal assault of a man in Dublin City over the weekend.
21-year-old Jeffrey Bangu of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin appeared before Dublin District Court this afternoon.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, 34-year-old Quham Babatunde was injured following a knife attack between South Anne Street and Duke Lane in Dublin City Centre.
He was taken to hospital for treatment of his injuries and died a short time later.
A second man, in his 30s, was also injured during the course of the attack and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
21-year-old Jeffrey Bangu of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin was arrested last night as part of the investigation.
He’s been charged with assault causing harm to both men, violent disorder and producing a knife in the course of a fight on Saturday the 15th of February.
The court heard Mr Bangu made no reply to the charges.
There was no application for bail and the accused was remanded in custody to appear before Cloverhill District Court via video link on the 25th of February for DPP direction.
Two other men arrested in connection with the investigation into Mr Babatunde’s death in Dublin and Belfast remain in Garda and Police custody.
PSNI detectives have been granted an extra 36 hours to question one of the men who was arrested in Belfast yesterday as he was about to board a ferry to Liverpool.
The 23-year-old appeared at Lisburn Magistrates' Court via videolink from police custody this morning as a Detective Inspector applied for his detention to be extended.
The officer from the Major Investigation Team told the District Judge Rosie Watters that a post-mortem examination had already been conducted, and that CCTV footage and telecommunication evidence had also been seized.
She also told the court that if the 36 hours were granted, investigators intended to use the time to gather further evidence, to obtain witness statements and to conduct further interviews with the 23-year-old where the evidence will be put to him.
The senior officer confirmed to the suspect’s defence solicitor that "a number of devices have been sent for examination," adding that "it is very much a PSNI investigation, assisted by our colleagues in the gardaí."
Granting the police application, Judge Watters said it was her view that "the fact it's a murder that happened in the Republic makes it just that little bit stronger" and the detention extension was granted from 11.12am this morning.
Gardaí have appealed to anyone with information about the attack, including those who have mobile phone recordings or dashcam footage in the vicinity of Dawson Street and St. Stephen's Green, to contact them.
