Brazilian Deliveroo worker Caio Benicio used motorbike helmet to hit assailant who was attacking children outside a school
Almost £300,000 has been raised for a delivery driver who intervened in an attack by a man suspected of attacking children outside a school in Dublin.
Caio Benicio was on his motorbike in Dublin city centre when he spotted the attack on Thursday. He said he used his helmet to hit the assailant “with all my power”.
A five-year-old girl sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital following the stabbing attack, which then sparked the worst night of rioting in Ireland’s capital Dublin for nearly two decades.
Two other children, a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, suffered less serious injuries.
Gardai said a man who sustained serious injuries at the scene is a person of interest in their investigation.
A number of GoFundMe pages have been set up, with the highest total for Benicio, who works for the Deliveroo takeaway app.
An online page called Buy Caio Benicio a Pint had raised €334,210 by Saturday afternoon.
