Man charged with attempted murder in Parnell Square attack sent forward for trial

Riad Bouchaker spoke only once to confirm his name and listened to the proceedings with the assistance of an Arabic interpreter

Garda at the scene of the stabbing on Parnell Square East last November. Picture: Colin Keegan

A man charged with the attempted murder of two young girls and a boy in a knife attack in Dublin in November has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

A girl, aged five, was left in a serious condition after a stabbing on the afternoon of November 23 at Parnell Square in the city centre.