Mother says girl, 5, stabbed outside school in November will have to 'relearn everything'

Gardaí at the scene of the stabbing on Parnell Square East in November. File Picture: Colin Keegan / Collins Photos

The mother of the 5-year-old girl who was left fighting for her life after being stabbed outside her school in Dublin in November has said the child has done "really well" in her recovery but will have to “relearn everything”.

In the first update on the child’s progress so far this year, the little girl’s mother posted a message on Saturday on a GoFundMe page, saying her daughter has begun the next stage of her recovery.

Three children were injured during the assault on Parnell Square, near O’Connell Street, in Dublin’s north inner city on November 23.

A six-year-old girl and five-year-old boy were discharged from hospital shortly after the incident.

However, the five-year-old girl and creche worker, Leanne Flynn, were both left in a critical condition.

The little girl was moved from the high dependency unit of Temple Street Children’s Hospital before Christmas while Ms Flynn remains in a serious condition in the Mater hospital.

Today, on the GoFundMe page, Barróg do Chailín Beag (A Hug For A Little Girl) – which was set up to help the family, the child’s mother shared the latest news on her daughter’s condition.

She said: "Our darling girl has now entered the 3rd phase of her recovery.

“This will be the longest as she will relearn everything as a result of her injury.

“She has done really well thus far and the medical team is very happy with her improvement.

“Once again, she is so strong and we are proud to be by her side supporting her, guiding her, and, above all, loving her every step of the way”.

The fundraising page which is being run by a family friend has so far raised €57,810.

Riad Bouchaker, 50, is currently charged in connection with the incident.