Gardaí had detained George Nkencho under Mental Health Act in year before his death, inquest told

Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard that Me Nkencho had been examined by a doctor during his detention and deemed not to pose a risk either to himself or the public.

The coroner's court also heard that George Nkencho (pictured) had behaved bizarrely five days after his garda detention when he became violent to other family members by throwing furniture at them as well as talking and muttering to himself.

An inquest into the fatal shooting of George Nkencho by gardaí has heard how the deceased was detained under the Mental Health Act by gardaí and threw furniture at his family in the year before his death.

Details of Mr Nkencho’s mental health problems were outlined in evidence by a senior investigation officer with Fiosrú, Stuart Duguid, who investigated the circumstances of the fatal incident involving members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) outside Mr Nkencho’s home in west Dublin on December 30, 2020.