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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Death of Congolese man renews scrutiny of race relations in Ireland

Antoinette Lukeba holds her hands aloft beside flowers at a vigil for Yves Sakila on Henry Street, Dublin.
Antoinette Lukeba attends a vigil for Yves Sakila on Henry Street, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem on the body of a Congolese man who died after being restrained by shop security guards on a Dublin street, prompting an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd.

A forensic pathologist from England is to conduct an independent postmortem this week on Yves Sakila, 35, an alleged shoplifter who was pursued and pinned to the ground in the city centre on 15 May. The police force, An Garda Síochána, is investigating.

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