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Donegal man helps saves lives as he tackles knifeman in Sydney

written by Stephen Maguire August 13, 2019
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A Donegal man was injured after he helped take down a terrorist who knifed a woman to death and left another injured in Sydney, Australia.

Shane Donaghey from Buncrana says he has no doubt that other people would have been killed but for the intervention of brave passers-by.

The heroic 38-year-old carpenter was one of a number of people who ran after the attacker and helped pin him to the ground during the attack at Sydney’s Central Business District around 2pm Tuesday (today) afternoon.

The 21-year-old attacker, who was shouting Allahu Akbar, was waving a large knife about after he killed the first woman.

He stabbed a 41-year-old woman in the back and then tried to attack other passers-by.

With no thought for his own safety, selfless Shane and a group of other people ran after the terrorist.

Buncrana man Shane Donaghey suffered cuts from the Sydney attack

“It was crazy stuff. I just heard this commotion and this guy running down the street with a knife. His hands were covered in blood.

“We managed to get on top of him and others used pieces of makeshift furniture to keep him pinned down until the police arrived.

“He was as weak as p*** when we got to him. He was still shouting Allahu Akbar.

“He was a hard man with the knife but not so hard without it. He started to cry after that,” revealed Shane.

Shane did suffer cuts and bruises to his knees but apart from that is fine.

The Irishman paid tribute to the bravery of the public in helping to assist him in bringing the terrorist under control.

“He was just wild when he was running down the street. I suppose like me the adrenalin kicked in and others took after him too.

“I’ve no doubt he would have killed others too if he had been allowed to run loose with that knife,” added Shane.

The city was sent into lockdown after the attack which has put Sydney on a high state of alert.

Shane moved to Australia with his mother and father and the rest of the family in 1988 and have carved out successful lives for themselves there.

Shane is a successful carpenter who has worked on a number of high-end projects in Sydney.

When his family first moved to Australia they opened up an Irish restaurant known as Mulligans in Chippendale.

“We are still very much Buncrana people living in Ireland and we still love Ireland very much,” added Shane.

Meanwhile, Australian police say the suspect has no known links to terrorist organisations and that he does have a history of mental illness.

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Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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