Woman arrested over fatal assault in Dublin released without charge

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Forensic officers at work in a city street

Qayyum Balogun, 21, was found seriously injured in the early hours of Monday morning and was pronounced dead in hospital later.

A woman who was arrested in connection with a fatal assault in Dublin city centre has been released without charge.

Qayyum Balogun, aged 21, was found in a serious condition in the area around Clarendon Street and Grafton Street at approximately 3am on Monday.

He was taken to St James’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

An Garda Síochána said they had arrested a woman on Tuesday and a man on Wednesday in connection with the investigation.

Both are aged in their 20s and had been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin area.

On Wednesday, Gardaí said the female was released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The man remains in Garda custody.

A spokesperson said: “Investigations are ongoing.”

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