"A man put supermarket staff in fear of their lives after threatening them with a knife shortly before he was fatally shot by gardaí outside his home in west Dublin five years ago, an inquest has heard."
"A sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court heard evidence from several eyewitnesses that George Nkencho carried out an unprovoked assault on the assistant manager of the Eurospar outlet in Hartstown Shopping Centre around midday on December 30, 2020, before producing a knife in front of other staff and customers."
Eyewitnesses reported that George Nkencho carried out an unprovoked assault on the assistant manager of the Eurospar outlet in Hartstown Shopping Centre around midday on 30 December 2020. He produced a knife and threatened staff and customers in front of other employees and shoppers, causing staff to fear for their lives. The assault was unprovoked and occurred inside the supermarket. Shortly afterwards, Nkencho was fatally shot by gardaí outside his home in west Dublin. Evidence describing the assault and the knife threat was presented at a sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court.
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