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Case No. 3855Assault causing harm, violent disorder, affray · Co. Dublin · 15 Feb 2025

Four men convicted over death of Nigerian man in South Anne Street fight

Four men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to various charges arising from a violent incident on South Anne Street, Dublin, on 15 February 2025, in which 34-year-old Nigerian man Quham Babatunde was fatally stabbed by a ninth man who is charged with murder in Northern Ireland. Sentencing for the four convicted men has been adjourned.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted11 Feb
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatFour men will be sentenced for their roles in a violent incident in Dublin City Centre in which another man died (irishtimes.com)
  • whatQuham Babatunde, a 34-year-old Nigerian man, died that night (irishtimes.com)
  • whatBabatunde's death was not caused by an assault perpetrated by any of the four accused men (irishtimes.com)
  • whatCarr punched Babatunde eight times after he had been fatally injured by another man (irishtimes.com)
  • whatTache kicked Babatunde in the head while he was lying on the ground dead (irishtimes.com)
  • whatAdetuilehim suffered a fractured eye socket (irishtimes.com)
  • whatAbout 400 people attended the event (irishtimes.com)
  • whatTache was asked to leave the club around 2am due to his level of intoxication (irishtimes.com)
  • whatBabatunde received a fatal stab wound during the scuffle outside Isabelle's (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe incident lasted around six minutes (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe violence spilled onto Duke Lane and later onto Dawson Street (irishtimes.com)
  • whenFights broke out on South Anne Street in the early hours of 15 February 2025 (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí gathered a large quantity of CCTV footage from the area and identified the defendants (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeRory Carr, 22, of Balbriggan, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeBruno Tache, 21, of Balbriggan, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and violent disorder (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeSean Forde, 24, of Balbriggan, pleaded guilty to affray (irishtimes.com)
  • courtA ninth man is charged with murder for fatally stabbing Babatunde and is before the courts in Northern Ireland (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Crowe adjourned sentencing for Carr and Tache to March 10 and remanded Forde and Omee on continuing bail to April 21 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherCarr was on bail for drug dealing and subject to a suspended sentence for possession of knives from 2023 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherTache was on bail for money laundering and subject to a suspended sentence for drug dealing (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Feb2026
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Four men to be sentenced over man’s death in row on Dublin’s South Anne Street

    First court appearance for sentencing; four men entered guilty pleas to various charges. The fatal stabbing of Babatunde is attributed to a ninth man charged with murder in Northern Ireland. Sentencing adjourned to March and April 2026.

    victim, Quham Babatunde, 34, male, Nigerian, non-irishQuham Babatundevictim, Adetola Adetuilehim, male, non-irish (judged from name)Adetola Adetuilehimconvicted, Rory Carr, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Rory Carrconvicted, Bruno Tache, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Bruno Tacheconvicted, David Oloo Omee, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)David Oloo Omeeconvicted, Sean Forde, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Fordesuspect, male