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Teen Charged Over Fatal Assault on 17-Year-Old at Dublin Tusla-Run Accommodation

The case has intensified scrutiny of safety in emergency housing for unaccompanied minors.

Overview

  • Police say a teenager has been charged in the homicide inquiry into the death of 17-year-old Vadym Davydenko inside a Donaghmede residential unit for unaccompanied minors.
  • A post-mortem examination has been completed, with results withheld for operational reasons as Gardaí continue forensic work and interviews.
  • Reports identify the accused as a 17-year-old Somali national who has been remanded to Oberstown Detention Campus and is due back in court.
  • Two others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the incident, including a female staff member who sustained defensive wounds.
  • Tusla has moved remaining residents to alternative accommodation, while the Ukrainian embassy is assisting the family and arranging repatriation as advocates call for an independent review.