Hero Dublin driver describes stopping attacker by ’hitting him with helmet’

A hero Deliveroo driver stopped a horror knife attack near a school in Dublin by ’knocking the guy with his helmet’. Caio Benicio, 43, intervened to stop the attacker during the ordeal that unfolded in the city’s Parnell Square, near to a Irish language medium primary school, at around lunchtime on Thursday. The incident saw a girl, 5, needing emergency treatment for serious injuries while a woman was also badly hurt. Two other children, a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, were also hurt, however their injuries are not as serious. Local police say a man who was seriously injured at the scene is a person of interest. The incident sparked mass rioting in Dublin, with police condemning it as “gratuitous thuggery“. Daily Record Homepage: Daily Record Facebook: Daily Record IG: Daily Record Twitter: Daily Record Newsletters: Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: RECORD SPORT RANGERS: RECORD SPORT CELTIC: You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #Dublin #Attack