Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of three children in Dublin

Riad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed address, appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to a care worker, at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on November 23 2023.

A man has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of three children in Dublin city centre three years ago.

Riad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed address, appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to a care worker, at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on November 23 2023.

He is also charged with assaulting three other people and with producing a 36cm-long kitchen knife.

Speaking through an interpreter, he pleaded not guilty to all eight charges.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt told a panel of potential jurors that the trial could take up to five weeks.

A panel of nine men and three women were sworn in on Monday afternoon ahead of the trial opening on Wednesday morning.