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Man guilty of attempted murder of three children in Dublin
Jurors found he intended to kill three children, while also convicting him of seriously injuring a care worker and assaulting two others.
- On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, a Central Criminal Court jury convicted Riad Bouchaker of attempting to murder three children and intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to crèche worker Leanne Flynn.
- The November 23, 2023, attack at Parnell Square East in Dublin City involved Bouchaker producing a 36cm kitchen knife that left one child with a stab wound to the heart and severe brain damage.
- Judge Tony Hunt instructed jurors to exclude personal emotions, using CCTV footage as a 'yard stick' to measure accuracy against testimony from 16 witnesses, including parents and emergency personnel.
- Widespread rioting erupted across Dublin following the stabbings, with protesters torching vehicles and damaging more than 60 premises, straining the Irish Government's security response in the capital.
- Sentencing before Justice Belinda Baker awaits Bouchaker at a later date for eight charges; he had denied all counts throughout the trial at Central Criminal Court.
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