Congolese Community Calls for Justice After Death of Congolese Man on Henry Street - 20/05/2026

Intense sadness and anger were the dominant emotions at a vigil yesterday in memory of Yves Sakila (35) who died after being restrained by security guards in Dublin city centre on Friday afternoon.The Congolese man, who had lived in Ireland since 2004, had been homeless for several years.Sakila was allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident on Henry Street before attempting to flee around 5pm on Friday. He was held on the ground outside Arnotts department store by a number of men, in an incident that was filmed and shared on messaging apps over the weekend.We found more about this on The Agenda this morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.