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 Time did not allow for negotiator at George Nkencho incident – inspector

A dispatcher for armed gardaí said he did not see information relayed by a colleague that Mr Nkencho had mental health issues.

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1 week ago Gardaí told of George Nkencho’s ‘severe mental health issues’ minutes before death

Inquest hears Nkencho armed with knife during confrontation with Gardaí

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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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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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2 w. ago 'He was fine': Mother denies George Nkencho had mental health issues before garda shooting

'He was fine': Mother denies George Nkencho had mental health issues before garda shooting  Irish Examiner

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2 w. ago Man with mental health issues 'wished to harm Caucasian males and himself' in knife stand

Man with mental health issues 'wished to harm Caucasian males and himself' in knife stand-off, court hears  Dublin Live

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