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Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder Of Three Children In Dublin City

An Garda Síochána and emergency services at the scene of the serious incident on Parnell Square East in November 2023. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie

52-year-old Riad Bouchaker had pleaded not guilty to the offences at Parnell Square on the 23rd of November 2023

Riad Bouchaker has been found guilty of the attempted murder of three children in a stabbing in Dublin city over two years ago.

A jury of nine men and three woman returned guilty verdicts on all eight charges against him this afternoon, including assault causing serious harm to a childcare worker.

He was also found guilty of assault causing harm to two children and a French man who intervened in the incident, along with a knife offence.

The 52-year-old of no fixed address had pleaded not guilty to the offences at Parnell Square on the 23rd of November 2023.

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