{"id":593453,"date":"2026-08-14T22:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/593453\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:12:07","slug":"man-who-suffered-serious-injuries-in-north-great-charles-street-assault-dies-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/593453\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who suffered serious injuries in North Great Charles Street assault dies \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A man who sustained serious injuries in an assault in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/dublin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/dublin\/\">Dublin<\/a> on Monday has died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-garda-siochana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-garda-siochana\/\">Garda\u00ed<\/a> said they continue to investigate all the circumstances in relation to the \u201cserious assault\u201d that occurred on North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1, between 10pm and 10.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The man, who was aged in his 40s, spent the past number of days fighting for his life in intensive care but died at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The office of the Coroner and the State Pathologist have been notified. A postmortem examination will be arranged in due course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Blessed Mercy Mtwali (27), currently of no fixed address, appeared before Judge Ciaran Liddy at Dublin District Court on Wednesday facing a charge under Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, which on conviction carries a life sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mtwali, previously of College Heights and St Ronan\u2019s Terrace, in Dundalk, Co Louth, was remanded in custody to appear again next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Garda Karen O\u2019Connell opposed bail due to flight risk fears and the seriousness of the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Garda\u00ed said a senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation. An incident room has been established at Mountjoy Garda station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A family liaison officer has also been appointed to the family of the dead man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Garda\u00ed are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Any road users or pedestrians who were in the North Great Charles Street, Dublin 1 area between 10pm and 10.30pm on Monday, and who may have camera footage, are asked to make this footage available to investigating garda\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Garda\u00ed in particular are appealing to delivery or taxi drivers operating in the area at the time who may have noticed any suspicious activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Anyone with any information is asked to contact Mountjoy Garda station on (01) 666 8600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man who sustained serious injuries in an assault in Dublin on Monday has died. 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