The story behind the Parnell Square attack

Riad Bouchaker has been found guilty of attempted murder of three children

The attack on Parnell Square East in November 2023 sparked riots across Dublin city and left one girl with life-changing brain injuries.

Creche worker Leanne Flynn was zipping up the coat of one of the little boys in her care when she noticed Riad Bouchaker darting towards a five-year-old girl further up the line.

Bouchaker pulled a knife from the rucksack strapped to his chest and began ferociously jabbing at the girl before Ms Flynn ran at him, grabbed him by the coat, and swung him around to face her.