A TEENAGE BOY arrested in connection with a garda investigation into the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Qayyum Balogun has been released without charge.

The teenage boy was arrested by detectives in Pearse Street, he was released today without charge. They are to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Qayyum Balogun was stabbed to death on Clarendon Street in Dublin in the early hours of last Monday morning.

Balogun, a computer science student originally from Nigeria who was living in Co Louth, died after being seriously injured during an attack near Grafton Street in Dublin.

He had been attending a late-night performance by Nigerian artist Famous Pluto at Bewley’s Café before the incident.

He was taken to St James’s Hospital after emergency services responded to reports of an assault at around 3am, but later died from his injuries.

Gardaí have previously said they are examining CCTV footage, witness statements and forensic evidence, including analysis of a knife recovered near the scene.

A number of other arrests have been made during the course of the investigation.

A woman in her 20s, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the investigation, but was released without charge. There will also be a file for the DPP in her case. 

A man in his 20s has been charged with assaulting causing harm to two people.