Deliveroo rider intervenes to halt Dublin stabbing incident

Caio Benicio, a fast-food courier from Brazil, witnessed a shocking incident outside a school in Dublin, where children were being stabbed. Upon seeing this, Benicio stopped his motorcycle and decided to intervene. He removed his helmet and used it to strike the attacker with all his strength. During the attack, three children and a school care assistant were injured. The incident occurred outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire, a primary school in the city center. Benicio, speaking to Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, initially thought it was a fight between a man and a woman when he first approached the scene. As he slowed down to get a clearer view, he noticed the care assistant attempting to protect the children by using her body as a shield. He witnessed her bravery as she tried to pull a little girl away from the attacker; unfortunately, the suspect managed to grab another child. Acting on instinct, when Benicio saw the knife, he quickly removed his helmet to protect himself and used it as a weapon, striking the attacker on the head until he fell down. Other people then joined in and started kicking the assailant. Two of the injured victims, a five-year-old girl and the care assistant in her 30s, are in critical condition. Following the knife attack, there were several hours of rioting in Dublin city center, resulting in injuries to numerous police officers, one of whom was seriously hurt. Benicio has been residing in the Republic of Ireland for the past year and currently works as a fast-food courier for Deliveroo. The Journal was the first to report his heroic actions in stopping the attack. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar commended all those who stepped in to help, stating that they risked their lives to save others. He praised the school care assistant for selflessly putting herself in harm's way to protect the children, describing her as a hero. Varadkar also emphasized that those who intervened were not just Irish, but also from other countries. He called them genuine Irish heroes, regardless of their nationality.