Garda forced to pull gun on topless man coming at him with carving knife, court hears

Gardaí had been called to Ross Street near Christchurch Cathedral at around 4pm on May 23 last year following reports of a drunk topless man wielding a knife. Several bystanders were present at the time. File image of gardai.

A garda pulled his gun on a man who was covered in blood and coming at him with a large carving knife on a busy Dublin street, a court has heard.