"I was working like a normal day. And I was passing by in Parnell Square. For me, at first, it looked like a fight, a normal fight. I slowed down my motorcycle and it was a man and a woman,” he said.
Mr Benicio then described how he saw a woman fighting for a young girl.
"She was very, very brave. She was fighting for a girl, you know, a little girl. I was like, ‘what’s happening here’ and then I saw him with a knife and he grabbed a little girl,” Mr Benicio added.
It was then that Mr Benicio saw the man stab the little girl.
"I stopped my bike and I don’t know, I acted by instinct...I took off my helmet and hit him with the helmet on the head,” he said.
"I think that made him stop,” he added.
Mr Benicio said the man fell to the ground and others got involved to keep the man where he was.
"He fell on the ground and then I hit him a couple of times and some other people started to come to keep him. After that, I went to see the girl.”
http://Hero Deliveroo driver who stopped Parnell Square knife attacker: ‘I didn’t have time to be afraid - Irish Independent
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There were
violent clashes between large groups of people and gardaí in
Dublin on Thursday evening, with vehicles set on fire, shops looted and 34 arrests, according to gardaí. The violence followed an
attack on several people outside the Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire children’s school in Parnell Square by a man armed with a knife.
Dublin riots aftermath in pictures: How the centre of the capital looked on Friday morning - Irish Times
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The Garda Commissioner condemned the "disgraceful scenes" of rioting and looting.
He said that the mob attempted to break into and disrupt the crime scene at 5.30pm to 5.45pm.
"From there on the violence escalated. Order was restored at about 8.30pm and 9pm as we deployed more resources."
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“Nobody could have anticipated that when these events started at 1.30pm. These awful events”.
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The Minister for Justice has said the "violent thugs and criminals" who engaged in disorder in Dublin last night could face
up to ten years in prison.
Minister Helen McEntee said: “We have very, very strong legislation – up to 10 years in prison with up to 12 years as well for someone who assaulted a member of An Garda Síochána."
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“There will be a very strong presence on the ground, but they will of course monitor any movement, any chat, or anything that’s happening online today," she said.
Rioters could face jail terms up to 10 years as 32 people charged - Irish Examiner
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