Leanne Flynn

He said he saw the man pull a little girl away and repeatedly stab her with what he described as a big sharp knife.

He reckoned he saw him deliver three or four blows.

to the chest area.

He said he threw down his motorbike, removed his helmet, hit the man once in the head with it.

He said he also punched him two or three times.

He said the accused fell to the ground.

Once he hit him that time with the helmet, he said his helmet dropped to the ground on impact.

He said people came in, they started hitting and kicking this man, but that two women then stood in front of him and said, we are not savages here.

And at that point, after they had intervened, he said, everyone then stopped hitting him.

Afterwards, Mr Benicio said he was in shock, he was shaking.

He too was cross-examined yesterday by Mr Bouchakar's defence barrister.

Some differences between his Garda statement and his evidence were highlighted.

During that cross-examination, it was suggested to him that traumatic events like that are often remembered in flashes.

and that surrounding details can then become confused.

And Mr Benicio accepted it was hard to be precise amid the chaos of the day, but he remained adamant that he saw the man grab a child, stab at her with force, insisting he was 100% sure the motion that he witnessed that day was stabbing.

Well, that passerby that you mentioned is a clinical nurse manager called Kyle Faulkner.

And he gave evidence of unexpectedly coming upon the attack while walking down Parnell Square East at about half past one.

He works with kids.

He worked at Temple Street Children's Hospital.

He said he loves kids.