Man charged over fatal stabbing

The man in his 20s arrested and detained in connection with a fatal stabbing of a man on Tuesday, August 10, at Mac Uilliam Road has been charged.

He is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am this morning, Friday August 13, 2021.

An Garda Siochána were notified of an incident that occurred at Mac Uilliam Road at around 7.15pm on Tuesday, August 10.

On arrival at the scene, Gardai discovered a man, named locally as Ademola Giwa, aged 25-years-old seriously injured following an assault.

He was removed to Tallaght University Hospital with life threatening injuries and was pronounced dead later that evening.

The suspect was arrest in Dundalk, Co Louth on Wednesday August 11, and was detained in Tallaght Garda Station.

A statement released by Gardai today said: “The man in his 20s arrested and detained in connection with a fatal assault of a man that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, 10th August, 2021, at Mac Uilliam Road, Tallaght, County Dublin, has been charged.”

“He is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, at 10:30am on Friday, 13th August, 2021.”