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Ukrainian Teen, 17, Fatally Stabbed at Dublin Emergency Accommodation

Police say forensic results will guide the inquiry following the detention of an injured teenage suspect.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded around 11:00 on 15 October to the Grattan Wood complex in Dublin and found a 17-year-old Ukrainian boy with stab wounds.
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene despite medical efforts.
  • Police detained another teenage foreign national who was taken to hospital with cuts that were not life-threatening.
  • A woman with cuts was also hospitalized, and investigators believe the two teens knew each other.
  • Tusla said the incident occurred in emergency accommodation for people seeking international protection, and the body was sent for autopsy to guide the investigation.