Inquest hears conflicting testimony on whether gardaí 'charged' at George Nkencho 

One witness while he did not believe Mr Nkencho was under the influence of anything, he felt he was 'not in the right frame of mind' and 'looked lost'

George Nkencho was shot dead by gardaí at his home in Clonee, in West Dublin on 30 December 2020

George Nkencho took out a knife and raised it above his head in his first interaction with gardaí a short time before he was shot dead by armed officers outside his family home in west Dublin five years ago, an inquest has heard.

A local resident, Richard Desay, told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court that he witnessed Mr Nkencho waving a large knife in the direction of gardaí after they had approached him on a green area near the Eurospar store in Hartstown on December 30, 2020.