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Teenager in custody after fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Ukrainian boy

Oct 18, 2025 08:21
By Shannonside News
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Teenager in custody after fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Ukrainian boy

A post-mortem examination on 17-year-old Vadym Davydenko's body has been completed.

A teenager remains in custody this morning, following the death of a Ukrainian boy, at an apartment in Donaghmede in Dublin on Wednesday.

A post-mortem examination on 17-year-old Vadym Davydenko's body has been completed.

The boy was stabbed in Tusla-managed emergency accommodation for young asylum seekers, just a week after arriving into the country, and two weeks before his 18th birthday.

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