Ireland Case No. 3697Murder, assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 31 Jan 2026
Tatjana Talockina, 63, remanded over murder of man at Dublin house party
Tatjana Talockina, 63, a Russian-speaking Latvian woman, was remanded in custody at Dublin District Court on 28 February 2026 after being charged with the murder of Nazim Amir Sultanov, a man in his 50s, following a stabbing at her home in Ballybough, Dublin 1, in the early hours of 31 January 2026. She was also charged with assault causing harm to a woman at the same address.
- Reported31 Jan
5 reports - Arrested31 Jan
4 reports - Chargednot reported
- In court31 Jan
3 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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- whatA man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene of an assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo women in their 60s were removed to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA fatal assault occurred on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, on Saturday 31 January 2026. (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was found with serious injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. (garda.ie)
- whatThe remains of the deceased remain at the scene on Foster Terrace. (garda.ie)
- whatA woman in her 60s was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (garda.ie)
- whatA second woman in her 60s was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was killed in an alleged stabbing on Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA disturbance started in a property before spilling out onto the street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA woman in her 60s was removed to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA second woman in her 60s was removed to hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man was fatally stabbed in the street after a dispute at a gathering in a nearby house spilled out (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo women in their 60s were also injured during the disorder (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe two women's injuries were serious but not life-threatening (irishtimes.com)
- whatOne woman was discharged in the hours after the incident while the other remained in hospital (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe dead man was in his 50s (irishtimes.com)
- whatAll three individuals are from abroad, having come to Ireland from eastern Europe (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe three individuals were known to each other but not believed to be related (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man was pronounced dead at the scene after efforts to revive him failed (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí believe the victim was stabbed in a spur of the moment attack (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was 57 years old (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was from eastern Europe (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim had been living in Dublin for several years (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí believe the incident started in a house in the area (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man and a female associate got into a dispute with a woman they knew (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí believe it was a minor dispute that quickly got out of hand (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man and one of the women suffered stab wounds (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatOne of the women and the man were found injured on the street (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe other woman was found with serious injuries inside a house in the area (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man was pronounced dead at the scene (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe less seriously injured woman was discharged from hospital on Saturday (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman with more severe injuries was still in hospital on Sunday (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA woman in her 60s was arrested over the fatal stabbing (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was a man in his 50s from eastern Europe who was stabbed (irishtimes.com)
- whatA dispute arose during a social gathering at a nearby house and spilt out onto the road (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo women in their 60s were seriously injured and required hospital treatment (irishtimes.com)
- whatOne injured woman was discharged within hours, the other remained in hospital for a much longer period (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe dead man and two injured women were all known to each other but not believed to be related (irishtimes.com)
- whatAll three had moved to Ireland from eastern Europe (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman is from eastern Europe and is in her 60s. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man was from eastern Europe and was 57. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe incident started in a house nearby before spilling out onto the street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man and one woman suffered stab wounds and were found injured on the street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe other woman was found with serious injuries inside a nearby house. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe woman with more severe injuries was in hospital for several weeks. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested a woman over the knife killing of a man in central Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí believe the incident started in a house nearby (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man and another female got into a dispute with a woman they knew before it spilled out on the street (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe accused is 63 years old (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused is a Russian-speaking Latvian national (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was a man in his 50s (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was pronounced dead at the scene (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused is charged with the murder of Nazim Amir Sultanov at her address in the early hours of 31 January (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was in his 50s and from eastern Europe (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused was further charged with assault causing harm to a named woman at her home on the same date (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused was arrested at the property on Friday and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused twice replied 'no comment' when the two charges were put to her at Fitzgibbon Street Garda station (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused is a Russian-speaking Latvian national with an address at Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 1 (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, in Ballybough near Croke Park. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe fatal assault occurred on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe assault occurred on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3. (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Foster Terrace, Dublin 3 (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe stabbing occurred on Foster Terrace in Ballybough, north central Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe victim died on Foster Terrace, off the North Strand in Dublin 3 (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe stabbing took place on Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, in Ballybough. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe accused has an address at Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 1 (irishtimes.com)
- whenEmergency services responded shortly before 1.30am. (irishtimes.com)
- whenA woman in her 60s was arrested on Friday 27 February 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on Saturday 31st January 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenGardaí and emergency services responded shortly before 1.30am on Saturday 31 January 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly before 1.30am on Saturday 31 January 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Friday night into Saturday morning (30–31 January 2026) (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred at around 1.30am on Saturday 31 January 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenEmergency services rushed to the scene in the early hours of 31 January (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman was arrested on Friday, 27 February 2026 (irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe fatal stabbing occurred at around 1.30am on 31 January 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe man was stabbed at around 1.30am on 31 January (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe murder occurred at the accused's address in the early hours of 31 January 2026 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault occurred at the accused's home on the same date as the murder (irishtimes.com)
- whenGardaí and emergency services responded shortly before 1.30am to reports of an assault on Foster Terrace, Ballybough (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe man died from stab wounds. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe scene and a nearby domestic residence were preserved for forensic examination. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe Coroner and Office of the State Pathologist were notified and a postmortem will follow. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationNo arrests had been made. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí were following a definite line of inquiry and not seeking any other people in connection with the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí investigations into the fatal assault are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe woman was arrested as part of the investigation into the fatal assault. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe scene and a nearby domestic residence have been preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified and a post-mortem will be arranged. (garda.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room established at Mountjoy Garda Station. (garda.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made at this time. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera or dashcam footage from the area between 1am and 1.30am. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe scene on Foster Terrace and a nearby domestic residence were preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist were notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer was appointed and an incident room established at Mountjoy Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationNo arrests had been made at the time of the article. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationOfficers were following a definite line of enquiry and not looking for any other person in connection with the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for dashcam footage from the area between 1am and 1.30am on Saturday 31 January 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests had been made by Sunday (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí have established a suspect for the killing and located that person (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe property and street were sealed off for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau (irishtimes.com)
- investigationNo arrests had been made at the time of reporting (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer was appointed to lead the investigation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn incident room was established at Mountjoy Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses and camera footage from the area between 1am and 1.30am (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested woman was the first person detained in the inquiry (irishtimes.com)
- investigationShe was being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí are permitted to interview her for 24 hours before charging or releasing her (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí believed they had established a clear picture of who was at the property when the fatal dispute arose (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí had taken statements from witnesses over the past four weeks (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman was arrested by gardaí from Mountjoy station on 27 February 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe woman was arrested by Gardaí from Mountjoy station (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe accused was arrested at the property on Friday (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe accused was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe charges were put to the accused shortly after 4pm on Saturday at Fitzgibbon Street Garda station (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda Technical Bureau officers arrived at the scene of the killing at Foster Terrace (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe woman has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe woman is being held on suspicion of fatally stabbing the man (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe accused is charged with the murder of Nazim Amir Sultanov (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe accused was also charged with assault causing harm to a named woman (irishtimes.com)
- courtShe is due to appear before Court 2 of the Criminal Court of Justice. (garda.ie)
- courtThe court appearance is scheduled for 4:30pm on Saturday 28th February 2026. (garda.ie)
- courtThe accused appeared before Judge Conor Fottrell at Dublin District Court on Saturday evening (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtDetective Garda Kevin Bambrick gave evidence of the arrest and charge procedure (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused could not apply for bail on Saturday because the murder charge requires a High Court application (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused's solicitor is Michael Hennessy (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe solicitor requested the accused appear via video link for her next hearing on Thursday (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe solicitor requested the accused receive psychiatric treatment in custody (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe solicitor requested physical and medical assessments because the accused had sustained an injury (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe accused was remanded in custody with a request for psychiatric attention (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe accused could not apply for bail on Saturday given the nature of the charge, which requires an application to the High Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe court granted legal aid, psychiatric treatment, and physical and medical assessments (irishmirror.ie)
- courtProsecutors must complete a book of evidence and serve it before a return-for-trial order is granted (irishmirror.ie)
- otherLord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Ray McAdam shared condolences and appealed for information. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe accused was dressed in a black tracksuit with a bandaged left hand and was provided with an interpreter (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Feb2026Woman appears in court accused of murdering man stabbed after Dublin house party
First court appearance; remanded in custody; court ordered psychiatric treatment, physical and medical assessments, and granted legal aid; next hearing scheduled for Thursday via video-link.
victim, Nazim Amir Sultanov, 50s, male, non-irish (judged from name)Nazim Amir Sultanovaccused, Tatjana Talockina, 63, female, Latvian, named, non-irishTatjana Talockinavictim, female - 28 Feb2026Woman (63) charged with murder of man following assault at Dublin house party
First court appearance; remanded in custody with request for psychiatric treatment; murder charge means bail application must go to the High Court; next hearing scheduled for Thursday.
victim, Nazim Amir Sultanov, 50s, male, non-irish (judged from name)Nazim Amir Sultanovvictim, femaleaccused, Tatjana Talockina, 63, female, Latvian, named, non-irishTatjana Talockina - 27 Feb2026Woman arrested over Dublin stabbing of man who died almost a month ago
Reports the arrest of the woman on 27 February 2026 and provides details of the incident: a dispute between the man and another woman with a woman they knew, which spilled from a nearby house onto Foster Terrace, resulting in stab wounds to the man and one woman, with the man dying at the scene.
victim, 57, male, non-irish (judged from name)victim, femalesuspect, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name) - 27 Feb2026Woman arrested over Dublin stabbing of man who died almost a month ago
Reports the arrest of the woman on 27 February 2026, adding details that the stabbing began as a dispute in a nearby house that spilled onto the street, that two women were also injured (one less seriously, discharged after a few hours; one more seriously, in hospital for several weeks), and that the man was pronounced dead at the scene at around 1.30am.
victim, 57, male, non-irish (judged from name)victim, femalesuspect, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name) - 27 Feb2026Woman (60s) arrested over fatal stabbing at house party in Dublin’s north inner city
Reports the arrest of the woman in her 60s on 27 February 2026, the first person detained in the investigation. Provides details on the location (Foster Terrace, Dublin 3), the two other women seriously injured, and that all three involved were from eastern Europe and known to each other but not related.
victim, 50s, male, non-irish (judged from name)suspect, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name)victim, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name)victim, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name) - 1 Feb2026Gardai wait to speak to person of interest after man stabbed to death on street
Initial reporting of the stabbing, detailing the dispute that preceded it, the injuries to two women, the Gardaí witness appeal, and the fact that no arrests had been made. The more seriously injured woman is identified as a person of interest.
victim, 57, male, non-irish (judged from name)victim, femalesuspect, female - 1 Feb2026Dublin inner city violent death arose from dispute at nearby house, gardaí believe
Gardaí have established and located a suspect; all three individuals involved are from eastern Europe; no arrests made as of publication; incident room at Mountjoy Garda station
victim, 50s, male, non-irish (judged from name)victim, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name)victim, 60s, female, non-irish (judged from name)suspect - 1 Feb2026Tributes flow for man, 50s, killed in alleged stabbing in Dublin
Provides tributes from Lord Mayor Cllr Ray McAdam, confirms no arrests made and officers following a definite line of enquiry, details forensic preservation of the scene and a nearby domestic residence by the Garda Technical Bureau, and includes a specific appeal for dashcam footage between 1am and 1.30am on 31 January 2026.
victim, 50s, malevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, female - 31 Jan2026Fatal Assault, Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, Saturday 31st January 2026
Official Garda press release confirming the fatal assault, detailing the injuries to the two female victims, the preservation of the scene and a nearby domestic residence for forensic examination, the appointment of an SIO, and a witness appeal for footage between 1am and 1.30am.
victim, 50s, malevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, female - 31 Jan2026Court Appearance - Fatal Assault, Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, Saturday 31st January 2026
Confirms the woman has been formally charged and provides the specific court (Court 2, CCJ), date and time of her appearance on 28 February 2026.
suspect, female - 31 Jan2026Update (1): Arrest - Fatal Assault, Foster Terrace, Dublin 3, Saturday 31st January 2026
Reports the first arrest in the case: a woman in her 60s was arrested on 27 February 2026 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
suspect, 60s, female - 31 Jan2026Man (50s) dies, two women injured after assault in Dublin
Confirms the fatal assault details, notes no arrests made, Gardaí following a definite line of inquiry and not seeking any other people, scene and nearby residence preserved for forensic examination, Coroner and Office of the State Pathologist notified with postmortem to follow.
victim, 50s, malevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, female