Gardaí have arrested a fifth person following the death of Quam Babatunde on Dublin’s South Anne Street.  

Mr Babatunde was a 34-year-old asylum seeker from Nigeria who was found by Gardaí with knife injuries in the early hours of February 15th. 

Today, a man in his 20s was arrested in connection to the attack and has been detained at a Garda station in Dublin. 

South Anne Street after the attack. Picture by: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Four other suspects have been charged and appeared before the courts in Dublin and Belfast. 

Gardaí described their investigation into Mr Babatunde’s death as “ongoing”.

Main image: Quam Babatunde.