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Offenders who assaulted Quham Babatunde during St Valentine's day violence get five years
Summary
John Eghomwanre and Faraj Odukoya were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for their roles in the St Valentine's Day violence that resulted in the death of Quham Babatunde. Eghomwanre pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man. Odukoya pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and two other men, one count of violent disorder, and two counts of burglary committed on November 23, 2023. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a five-year prison sentence on both men, backdated to the date they entered custody. The judge noted that both defendants engaged in serious violence and that Odukoya's conduct was more serious, though he acknowledged the younger defendant's age and the opportunistic nature of the burglaries. Earlier this year, co-defendants Rory Carr and Bruno Tache were each sentenced to three years and six months for assault causing harm and violent disorder, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for two years. Four other men remain before the courts in relation to the incident. The court accepted that neither Eghomwanre nor Odukoya possessed a knife during the attacks.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Offenders who assaulted Quham Babatunde during St Valentine's day violence get five years. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and two other men and one of violent disorder; two counts of burglary on November 23, 2023; three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 15, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 23, 2023 Incident
- 2026-07-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Carr and Tache were both handed prison sentences of three years and six months for their respective roles in the violence earlier this year, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for two years. He imposed a five-year sentence on both men, backdated to when they went into custody.
Co Accused
Charges: three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and two other men and one of violent disorder; two counts of burglary on November 23, 2023; three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Imposing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said both men had involved themselves in "serious violence" that night. He imposed a five-year sentence on both men, backdated to when they went into custody.
Accused
Charges: two counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and two other men and one of violent disorder; two counts of burglary on November 23, 2023; three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Imposing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said both men had involved themselves in "serious violence" that night. He imposed a five-year sentence on both men, backdated to when they went into custody.
Defendant
Charges: three counts of assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde, Adetola Adetuilehim and a third man; assault causing harm to Mr Babatunde and another man; violent disorder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Carr and Tache were both handed prison sentences of three years and six months for their respective roles in the violence earlier this year, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for two years. He imposed a five-year sentence on both men, backdated to when they went into custody.
Places mentioned
- Dublin City
- Duke Lane
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- South Anne Street
- Duke Lane
- Dawson Street
- Lusk
- Dublin
- Hamlet Lane
- Balbriggan
- Seapoint Lane
Topics
Burglary Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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