Manhunt underway as Gardaí identify chief suspect in South Anne Street stabbing.

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“I also want to put out that carrying knives and acts of violence on the street are not acceptable in Ireland, nor will they ever be acceptable,” he said.

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.

Terrifying scenes unfolded on South Anne Street in the early hours of Saturday morning as a masked man wielded a knife in a busy area of the city, resulting in the death of 34-year-old Quham Babatunde. The Irish Mirror has learned that gardaí have now identified a chief suspect in connection with the vicious knife attack, and a manhunt has been launched to locate and detain the individual.”The people involved need to know that they will be tracked down by An Garda Síochána and brought to justice,” he said.

“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.

Mr O’Callaghan said he has seen the “shocking footage” circulating on social media of the violent incident.