Ireland Death in Dublin 2 under investigation after two men released
James Kailedzi, a 31-year-old Malawian man who worked as a chef in a Dublin hotel, was found dead face down in his bed by friends the morning after an altercation in the Coppinger Row/South William Street area of Dublin 2 in the early hours of 24 March 2023. He had been socialising with Malawian friends when he became involved in an altercation with a group of men, suffered a head wound after falling to the ground, and managed to walk home before being found the next morning. Gardaí said he died from those head injuries and described the incident as a public order incident. Two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested and released without charge, and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions as the investigation continues.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- James Kailedzi, 31, a Malawian man who worked as a chef in a Dublin hotel, was found dead face down in his bed by friends the morning after an altercation.
- He had been socialising with Malawian friends when he became involved in an altercation with a group of men and suffered a head wound after falling to the ground.
- He managed to get up after the head injury and walked home.
- Where
- The altercation took place in the Coppinger Row/South William Street area of Dublin 2.
- When
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday 24 March 2023, between 1:15am and 2:30am.
- Cause
- Gardaí said he died from head injuries sustained in the incident.
- Investigation
- Two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested and released without charge.
- A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions and the investigation is continuing under a Senior Investigating Officer.
- Other details
- Gardaí described the incident as a public order incident.
- A post-mortem examination has been conducted and an incident room established at Pearse Street Garda Station.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJames Kailedzi, 31, was found dead by his friends the morning after the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was a chef in a well-known Dublin hotel. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was originally from Malawi. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe suffered a head wound after he fell to the ground in the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe had been socialising with other Malawi friends when he became involved in the altercation with a group of men. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe managed to get up after the head injury and walked home. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was found face down in his bed by his friends the following morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí are describing the incident as a public order incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe altercation took place in the Coppinger Row/South William Street area of Dublin 2. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of Friday 24 March 2023, between 1:15am and 2:30am. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeGardaí said he died from those head injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationTwo men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested as part of the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationBoth men were released without charge. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination has been conducted. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn incident room has been established at Pearse Street Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is continuing under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Mar2023Garda probe under way as 'very good man' dies after Dublin city altercation
Initial report of the death, the investigation, and the arrest and release of two men.