A 17-year-old Ukrainian boy has died following an attack in Dublin, Ireland's capital. Police have detained another teenage boy, a foreign national, who is being considered the main suspect.

Source: The Irish Times, an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper

Details: Another 17-year-old Ukrainian boy and a woman, believed to be an employee of the accommodation facility where the incident occurred, have also been injured.

The attack took place on 15 October, shortly after 11:00, inside an apartment complex in Dublin that provides emergency accommodation, particularly for people seeking international protection. It was reported that access to the building was restricted to residents only.

Police officers found the victim seriously wounded at the scene. Despite efforts by medics to save him, the boy later died from his injuries.

Quote from female resident of Grattan Wood apartment complex: "I came home to chaos. There were people running around everywhere, some of them covered in blood. The guards were asking them if they were injured. The first thing I saw was the emergency response unit running into the apartments and then chaos.

One of the women, she looked like a care worker, had blood on her hand and she didn't realise she was stabbed until she washed her hands."

More details: Unnamed sources told The Irish Times the teenager had sustained multiple injuries to his head, arms and upper body. Police believe the attacker used a knife or blade.

Another 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a stab wound that was not life-threatening. A woman, who is believed to be a care worker, was also injured.

Investigators believe the two Ukrainian boys knew each other. The main suspect, a 17-year-old foreign national, was detained at the scene.

Irish officials, including Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, Minister for Children Norma Foley, Prime Minister Micheál Martin and Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris, have expressed their condolences.

Quote from Harris: "This is a truly shocking event and my thoughts are with all those impacted by it, in particular the bereaved family and those injured.

The loss of life is unconscionable and the focus now must be on the welfare and safety of the young people and staff at the facility.

"Tusla [Irish Child and Family Agency – ed.] has said that additional supports will be provided to everyone directly affected. I ask that An Garda Síochána [Irish national police and security service of the Republic of Ireland – ed.] be given the time and space to conduct an investigation."

Background: In late August, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman who had recently fled to the United States from the war in Ukraine, was killed in a knife attack by a homeless man at a train station in North Carolina. The suspected killer faces federal charges in addition to state-level charges. Both sets of charges carry the possibility of the death penalty.

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