Video shows shocking incident after knife-wielding attacker stabs garda in Dublin

Sunday World

30-07-2025

The incident that was partly captured in several videos occurred when two gardaí responded to reports of a man armed with a large blade
Shocking footage shows two gardai attempting to restrain a knife-wielding man who had just attacked and stabbed one of them in Dublin city centre on Tuesday night.
It comes as gardai continue to question the suspect – an Irishman in his 20s – at a garda station in north Dublin following the daylight incident on Capel Street.
The incident which was partly captured in several videos and widely circulated occurred after two gardaí responded to reports of a man armed with a large blade, believed to be a kitchen knife.
After a struggle, the suspect was restrained by gardaí using their batons.
The injured officer was assisted by members of the public who attempted to come to his aid and he was then taken to hospital for treatment.
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The garda, who is a young probationary member of the force, suffered injury to his upper arm but is said to be recovering well.
It comes as Gardaí try to establish a motive for why the man attacked the officers.
With an address in west Dublin, he was not previously known to gardaí.
Sources say the unemployed man was not intoxicated when the knife attack happened.
It is understood the suspect has also availed of a rest period since his arrest.
It is expected a decision will be made to charge him this evening.
Sources say that gardaí are treating the incident as a potential attempted murder case.
However, it is not clear what exactly the suspect will be charged with.
A double edged utility knife that was used in the attack was recovered by gardaí at the scene.
It is understood the suspect 'came out of nowhere' and attempted to stab both uniformed officers in 'a completely unprovoked incident'.
'The two gardaí were saved from very serious injury or worse by the fact that they were wearing stab vests,' a source had earlier told the SUnday World.
'No motive has yet been established and gardaí are trying to establish the suspect's background.
'He did not say anything during the course of this shocking incident,' the source added.
Both male officers are based at Bridewell Garda Station. It is understood the other garda was not injured in the stab attack.
'This could have been a whole lot worse – the matter is the subject of a full investigation,' the source added.
Meanwhile, Gardai have urged the public to be aware of misinformation spread online following the knife atack.
One man aged in his 20s, reported to have been born in Ireland, remains in custody following the attack.
Paul Cleary, Assistant Garda Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan area, urged people to get their news from credible sources in the wake of the attack.
Referring to misinformation spread online, Mr Clearly said: 'We have some people with their own agenda trying to use incidents like this to inflame situations for their own ends. We would always say to people to make sure that they get their information from credible media sources.
'Very inaccurate misinformation and disinformation went out online after this incident very quickly. So it is concerning,' he told RTÉ radio's Morning Ireland.
Mr Cleary said both members of the force involved in the incident had acted with courage and professionalism 'in the face of such an unprovoked attack'.
Mr Cleary said the garda suffered a wound to his upper right arm in the tricep area, adding the garda's official-issue stab vest had taken some of the impact.
'I have introduced in the last few months a new high-visibility strategy in the city and I've been able to get 174 new guards for this high-visibility strategy to provide reassurance to the communities in the cities and the business communities and people visiting and socialising in the city,' he added.
'So we have received positive feedback for this initiative. It's a permanent high-visibility strategy and we will be adding to it and we'll be expanding it. We have more guards coming out from Templemore in August and as the year goes on we'll expand it and including out to the suburbs. So we are moving in the right direction,' he said.