Rory Carr, 21, is the second man to face charges in relation to the fatal assault on Quham Babatunde, 34, that occured in Dublin City on Saturday morning, February 15.
An Garda Síochána said this morning that the second man in his 20s who was arrested as part of the investigation had been charged.
Carr, of Ard na Greine, Seapoint Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, appeared at Dublin District Court on Wednesday morning.
According to the Irish Examiner, Carr has been charged with assault causing harm to Babatunde on South Anne Street.
He has also been charged with assault causing harm to another man, Adetola Adetuilehim, at South Anne Street. Adetuilehim was hospitalized following Saturday's incident.
Garda Paul Cummins said in court on Wednesday that Carr made no reply when he was charged at about 11 pm last night at Pearse Street Garda Station.
While Garda Cummins said there are no objections to bail, defence solicitor Evan Moore said Carr was not applying for bail at this stage.
Carr, who has been granted legal aid, has been remanded into custody. He is set to appear at Cloverhill District Court on February 26 for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Carr's court appearance comes the day after another man, 21-year-old Jeffrey Bangu of Cardy Rock Crescent, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, appeared in court to also face charges in relation to the incident.
Bangu has been charged with assault causing harm on both Babatunde and Adetuilehim.
He has additionally been charged with engaging in violent disorder with persons unknown, and production of a knife during the course of a fight at South Anne Street.
February 15, 2025: Garda at the scene in Dublin where Quham Babatunde was fatally assaulted. (RollingNews.ie)
On Saturday, An Garda Síochána said that shortly after 3 am that morning, Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident where a man, since named locally as Quaham Babatunde, was found with serious injuries and unresponsive.
He was treated at the scene by emergency services personnel and transferred to hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
A second male in his 30s, since named as Adetola Adetuilehim, was injured in the vicinity. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
A murder investigation was launched and a Senior Investigating Officer was appointed.
In an update on Monday, Gardaí said that they arrested a man, aged in his 20s, as part of the investigation into the fatal assault following searches in Dublin that morning.
A second man was arrested in Belfast by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). This man remains in PSNI custody.
The third arrest was announced on Monday evening.
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