Manhunt underway as gardaí identify chief suspect in South Anne Street stabbing

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Manhunt underway as gardaí identify chief suspect in South Anne Street stabbing
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Nigerian asylum seeker Quham Babatunde, 34, was the victim of a brutal knife attack in Dublin in the early hours of Saturday morning

A manhunt is underway to find the perpetrator behind yesterday’s brutal knife attack in Dublin city centre after gardaí identified a chief suspect.

Shocking video footage was shared on social media shortly after the incident, showing a masked man swinging a large knife on a busy street around the time of the fatal attack. "I want the people that were involved to know that that type of violence is unacceptable in this city and this country and the people involved will be brought to justice," he added.

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