{"id":481257,"date":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/481257\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","slug":"two-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-dublin-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/481257\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested in connection with fatal Dublin assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man and woman, aged in their 20s, have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a fatal assault in Dublin.<\/p>\n

The investigation was launched following the death of Qayyum Balogun, who was found on Clarendon Street, which is located close to Grafton Street, in a serious condition at around 3am on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

He was taken to St James’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.<\/p>\n

A 19-year-old woman was also assaulted and treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

Garda\u00ed said they arrested a man in his 20s today, in connection with the investigation.<\/p>\n

A woman, also in her 20s, was arrested yesterday.<\/p>\n

They are being held in a garda station in the Dublin area.<\/p>\n

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