Garda training for dealing with people with mental health issues 'quite minimal', inquest hears

In other evidence, the deceased’s aunt, Grace Anyanwu, described the events of the day her nephew was killed as 'torture'

George Nkencho (pictured) was fatally wounded by gardaí who had responded to emergency calls after the deceased had carried out an unprovoked assault on a manager at the nearby Eurospar store in Hartstown as well as threatening staff with a knife. File photo

A senior garda in charge of armed officers involved in the fatal shooting of George Nkencho has admitted that their training for dealing with people with mental health problems would have been “quite minimal”.

Inspector John Holland of the Special Tactics and Operations Command told an inquest into the death of Mr Nkencho that the main priority of members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) during the incident was the threat posed to members of the public and gardaí by an individual with a large knife.