Investigating Dublin Garda Stabbing
Garda security services are assisting local detectives in trying to establish why a young man attacked two uniform gardaí and stabbed one of them in broad daylight in Dublin city centre.
It is thought he shouted something at two uniform gardaí as he brandished a knife and launched an unprovoked attack, cutting one of the members at least twice.
“He selected gardaí to attack, not just anyone and the gardaí were clearly uniformed gardaí — so we need to establish the motivation,” one source said.
Because of the factors in the case, the Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service (GNCSIS) has been brought in to support investigators in establishing the motive.
The GNCSIS is analysing evidence from the man’s digital devices and social media posts as well as any information gleaned from family, friends, religious contacts and associates.
They will also try and determine what the man shouted when he launched his attack on the gardaí.
Sources have stressed that the involvement of security services does not necessarily mean gardaí suspect an extremist motivation behind the attack or that he may have been radicalised in some way, rather, it is part of a number of lines of inquiry to find out why the man acted in the way he did.
“Is it some mental health issue, some personal grievance against the gardaí or is there some possible ideological reason, or a mixture of things?” a source said.
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