Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Bakuani Diasivi

Born between February 1999 and February 2000, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 2 cases, 27 Feb 2025 to 1 Feb 2026

Suspect: Bakuani Diasivi, non-Irish man, 26 (judged from name)Bakuani Diasivi

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted, accused
Born
Between February 1999 and February 2000, from the ages reported
Offences
Assault, Murder
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
2 reports, 27 Feb 2025 to 1 Feb 2026
Outlets
thejournal.ie, rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Bakuani Diasivi, 26y, of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, Dublin pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Parkgate Street in Dublin for a court appearance
Bakuani Diasivi, 26y, of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, Dublin pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Parkgate Street in Dublin for a court appearance
Photoirishphotodesk.ievia thejournal.ie, 1 Feb 2026

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Cases

latest first
  • Man given suspended sentence for punching 11-year-old boy on Dart, Dublin Assault · Co. Dublin

    Bakuani Diasivi, a 26-year-old man from Balbriggan, Dublin, punched an 11-year-old boy on a Dart between Sydney Parade and Lansdowne Road stations, causing a superficial injury, after an argument between his partner and the boy's older sister. Diasivi admitted the punch when interviewed voluntarily and pleaded guilty to affray. He was sentenced to 18 months, suspended on strict conditions, with a €1,000 token of remorse to be sent to the boy's family through the investigating garda, as reported on 1 February 2026. He must appear at Balbriggan District Court on 5 March for a Section 99 application on whether to activate the suspended sentence he was serving at the time.

    Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report
  • Man remanded in Belfast charged with Dublin murder of Nigerian man Murder · Co. Dublin

    Quham Babatunde, 34, a Nigerian asylum seeker, was fatally stabbed and Adetola Adetuilehim, in his 30s, was injured during a fight between two groups that spilled from the Twenty Two nightclub onto South Anne Street, Dublin 2, at around 3am on 15 February 2025. Ryan Ndede, 24, was arrested by the PSNI in Belfast as he was about to board a ferry to Liverpool and charged with murder, while Jeffrey Bangu, 21, Rory Carr, 21, Sean Forde, 23, and Bakuani Diasivi, 25, were charged with assault causing harm, violent disorder, and weapons offences in Dublin. Eight further men were charged in the Republic with violent disorder, assault, or weapons offences. In August 2025, Ndede was remanded in continuing custody at Belfast Magistrates' Court, where police confirmed they had obtained CCTV footage tracking his movements and a new detective inspector had been appointed to head the investigation.

    In court, 18 Feb 2025Accused · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Bakuani Diasivi, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 1 Feb2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Man given suspended sentence for punching 11-year-old boy on Dart, Dublin
    Man who hit an 11-year-old boy on a Dart while on bail given 'one final chance'
    convicted, Bakuani Diasivi, 26, male, namedBakuani Diasivi
  2. 27 Feb2025
    Chargedrte.ie, in Man remanded in Belfast charged with Dublin murder of Nigerian man
    Fifth man charged in connection with Dublin city stabbing
    accused, Bakuani Diasivi, 25, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Bakuani Diasivi

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