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On-bail offenders jailed for their role in separate attacks on St Valentine's Day stabbing victim

Date
2026-03-10

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin City

County
Dublin

Summary

Rory Carr (22) and Bruno Tache (21) were sentenced to three years and six months in prison for their roles in separate attacks on Quham Babatunde, who died on St Valentine's Day. Both men, who were on bail at the time, pleaded guilty to charges including assault causing harm and violent disorder. Judge Orla Crowe noted their youth, remorse, and guilty pleas, while acknowledging they had active roles in the violence across South Anne Street, Duke Lane, and Dawson Street. The judge suspended the final six months of each sentence on strict conditions for two years and ordered 12 months of Probation Services supervision post-release. Carr was directed to undergo urine analysis. Separately, Sean Forde (24) and David Oloo Omee (19) pleaded guilty to affray and assault causing harm, respectively. Their sentencing was adjourned to April pending the preparation of probation reports. Four other men are also expected to be sentenced in April. The court heard Babatunde was fatally stabbed by another man, who is charged with murder in Northern Ireland, and that Carr and Tache assaulted him after he was injured.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: On-bail offenders jailed for their role in separate attacks on St Valentine's Day stabbing victim. Charges or matters: three counts of assault causing harm to Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder; charges of assaulting Mr Adetuilehim causing him harm and violent disorder; affray. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

February 15, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
2026-03-10 Publication

Case subjects

Bruno Tache

Accused

Charges: three counts of assault causing harm to Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder; charges of assaulting Mr Adetuilehim causing him harm and violent disorder; affray (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The judge noted their youth, remorse and guilty pleas before handing both men a sentence of three years and six months. Tache was on bail for an offence of money laundering and was also subject to a suspended sentence for drug dealing.; Judge Crowe had directed urine analysis for Carr and adjourned finalisation of sentence for him and Tache to today.

David Oloo Omee

Convicted Person

Charges: charges of assaulting Mr Adetuilehim causing him harm and violent disorder; affray (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Both Forde and Oloo Omee are due to be sentenced in April, after the court directed the preparation of probation reports.; Judge Crowe had directed urine analysis for Carr and adjourned finalisation of sentence for him and Tache to today.

Rory Carr

Accused

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The judge noted their youth, remorse and guilty pleas before handing both men a sentence of three years and six months. Judge Crowe had directed urine analysis for Carr and adjourned finalisation of sentence for him and Tache to today.; Judge Crowe had directed urine analysis for Carr and adjourned finalisation of sentence for him and Tache to today.

Sean Forde

Convicted Person

Charges: affray (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty