Boy (15) attacked in Churchtown minutes after Azzam Raguragui (18) fatally wounded
, 2km away. While his injuries were not regarded as life-threatening, the victim suffered a considerable injury resulting in significant blood loss.
Figures obtained from the Garda reveal half of that increase was spread across the six Garda divisions that cover Dublin city and county.In the Dublin Metropolitan Region East division, where last week’s attacks occurred, some 35 knives were seized in 2016 and 66 were seized last year. That was the lowest by far of the six divisions in Dublin.
In DMR South Central, covering the south inner city and areas close to it, some 194 knives were seized last year compared with 129 in 2016. The DMR Southern division saw no increase in seizures; 96 seized in both 2016 and last year. And in DMR Western some 168 knives were seized last year, up from 100 in 2016.
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