Delivery driver saves children from stabber – now he’s becoming an online celebrity

327,000 euros in donations were collected

Delivery driver saves children from stabber – now he’s becoming an online celebrity

Yesterday, November 27th, 2023 | 7:10 p.m

In Dublin, Caio Benicio, the delivery driver for a food delivery service, took courageous action to stop an attacker last Thursday (November 23rd). The man was about to attack three children and a teacher with a knife. One of the children was seriously injured. Caio Benico suddenly became known in Ireland – and beyond.

Already collected over 327,000 euros for brave delivery drivers

Within a few hours one was GoFundMe page set up for him, which, according to its subject line, is actually just aimed at “buying a beer” for the hero of Dublin. In the meantime, it would almost be enough for a small brewery, as over 327,000 euros in donations have already been collected.

About the attack he told the newspaper “ Irish Times ” that he acted “out of a fatherly instinct” without thinking as soon as he saw that children were involved. “I stopped my motorcycle and used my helmet as a weapon to make him stop.”

Dublin hero on riots: ‘It makes no sense at all’

Caio Benicio, a father of two originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, moved to Ireland in December 2022. After his heroic act, he told the Irish Times he was shocked at the riots on Dublin’s streets that began after the knife attack. “It doesn’t make any sense at all. I know that anti-immigrant groups were involved in the protest. And I, as a migrant, was the one who helped hold back the attacker.”