5 d. ago Taser deployed four times before fatal shooting of George Nkencho, inquest hears

The former head of the firearms training unit at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, Sergeant James Ryan, provided a detailed analysis of the deployment of tasers by two ASU officers during the fatal incident.

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho says it was ‘absolutely necessary to use lethal force’

Firearms officer tells inquest he expected Nkencho would ‘fall over injured’ when first shot, but he kept advancing with a knife

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed

Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed  dublinlive.ie

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7 d. ago Gardaí tell George Nkencho inquest that they feared for their lives when he pulled out a knife

George Nkencho’s sister said gardaí had previously been contacted over his mental health, as evidence continues into his fatal shooting in 2020.

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7 d. ago Sister says she tried to tell gardaí George Nkencho had mental health issues

Gloria Nkencho said that gardai outside her home either ‘did not listen or hear me’ as she tried to tell them her brother had mental health issues.

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1 week ago Efforts to tell Garda that George Nkencho had mental health issues were 'shut down', inquest hears

Video footage of the fatal shooting was shown to the jury

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1 week ago Jury shown video footage of fatal shooting of George Nkencho at inquest

George Nkencho (27) sustained fatal gunshot wounds in the incident outside his home at Manorfields Drive, Clonee, Co Dublin on December 30th 2020

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1 week ago George Nkencho's family tried to tell gardaí he had mental health issues, inquest hears

The third day of the inquest on Thursday heard that the deceased continued to wave a knife in “an extremely aggressive” manner even after being shot by members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) and when tasers appeared to have had no effect on him.

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1 week ago Eyewitness tells George Nkencho inquest of ‘serious concerns’ for safety of gardaí

Richard Desay says he saw Mr Nkencho waving a knife at gardaí

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2 w. ago Mother of George Nkencho tells inquest: 'All he needed was help'

Mother of George Nkencho tells inquest: 'All he needed was help'  Dublin Live

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2 w. ago 'All George needed was help,' Blessing Nkencho tells inquest into fatal shooting of her son

Blessing Nkencho gave evidence at a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court that her son had no issues with his mental health around the time of the fatal incident.

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2 w. ago Mother of George Nkencho tells inquest into fatal shooting that 'all he needed was help'

Blessing Nkencho gave evidence at a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court that her son had no issues with his mental health around the time of the fatal incident.

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