A man wielding an ‘offensive weapon’ was taken into custody after a disturbance at a busy Lidl store in Dublin during lunchtime—thanks to the quick intervention of another man who stepped in to stop the situation, reports The Mirror.
The event occurred at a Lidl located on Talbot Street in Dublin at approximately 1pm on Friday.
A video widely shared on social media shows a security guard standing at the entrance of the store as a bearded man in a leather jacket is confronted by another man wearing a yellow jumper and a sleeveless jacket who appears to lunge at him, reports The Mirror.
The aggressor can be heard shouting at the man in the leather jacket while holding what Gardaí have identified as an “offensive weapon,” yelling, “Come on, I’m going to stab you mother****r.” Reports suggest the item was not a knife.
When the man with the weapon begins to remove his bag, the man in the leather jacket seizes the moment to tackle him, shoving and restraining him in a corner of the store while telling bystanders to “call the Guards.”
Other voices in the video say, “he has a blade on him.” The video ends with Gardaí arriving at the scene to make the arrest, reports The Mirror.
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The suspect, who is in his 30s, was arrested in connection with the incident and held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in central Dublin.
Gardaí have confirmed that the man has been formally charged and is scheduled to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday morning. Authorities added that investigations into the matter are ongoing.
A Garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: “Gardaí responded to reports of an individual in possession of an offensive weapon at a retail premises in Talbot Street, Dublin 1, that occurred on Friday 8 August at approximately 1pm. A male (aged in his 30s) was arrested in connection with the incident, and detained pursuant to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at a Garda Station in the Dublin City area. He has since been charged, and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ, Court No. 1), tomorrow, Saturday, 9 August 2025, at approximately 10.30am,” reports The Mirror.
A Lidl spokesperson told Dublin Live: “At Lidl, the safety of our customers and employees is of the utmost importance to us. Lidl is aware of an incident that occurred on the 8 of August 2025 in our Talbot Street Store. Lidl is currently fully cooperating with An Garda Síochána in relation to the incident but as it is actively being investigated we cannot provide further comment at this time,” reports The Mirror.
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