Ireland Crime

Gives the mother's update on the five-year-old girl's condition and the charges and arrest details against Riad Bouchaker. Also notes the incident sparked riots in Dublin city centre.

Second court appearance, a week after the first. Lists the eight charges, confirms the case will be tried on indictment, and records the remand and the next court date.

Adds that a book of evidence is being prepared for a trial on indictment, that Bouchaker was remanded in custody to 25 January, the full list of charges including a 36cm kitchen knife, and the arrest date of 21 December. Also notes the injured children and a creche worker are out of hospital, except the five-year-old girl.

Reports the girl has been moved from intensive care to a ward, the two other children were released from hospital, and the man was charged, appeared at Dublin District Court and was remanded to Cloverhill District Court on 28 December.

Names the accused as Riad Bouchaker, 50, of no fixed abode; says he was charged with attempted murder of three children, assault causing serious harm to a care worker, assault causing harm to two children and possession of a 36cm kitchen knife; gives the arrest time and place, remand in custody, and the next court date. The incident date is not stated in the article.

Court appearance on charges of attempted murder of three children, causing serious harm to a care worker and assault. Adds the charge details, a 36cm kitchen knife as the weapon, the arrest at Mountjoy Garda station, the remand to Cloverhill, and the bail position. Names the accused.

Feature in which the nurse who gave first aid describes his trauma and plans to return to work; adds no new legal developments. The girl is still seriously ill in hospital.

Adds that the suspect has not yet been arrested but is expected to be within days, that the suspect is recovering in hospital, that gardaí have no terror link, and that gardaí will seek an attempted murder charge from the DPP.

Mother's update: the girl is still in the PICU, hopes to move to a ward by the end of the year, and a GoFundMe has passed €45,000. The suspected attacker is to be interviewed by gardaí while he recovers in hospital. No name, charge or arrest is given.

Reports the suspect, a 49-year-old, has been moved from ICU to high dependency and that gardaí hope to arrest and question him soon. Gives updates on the injured child, Leanne Flynn Keogh and the other two children, and says gardaí have ruled out a terror link.

Reports the suspect has left ICU and is expected to be questioned, but he has not yet been arrested. Adds that gardaí will push for an attempted murder charge, that the girl remains in critical condition, and that the suspect had no prior conviction from an earlier court appearance.

Follow-up statement from the girl's mother. It reports the girl as in critical condition at Temple Street, while case 6860 says she is out of danger. It mentions no new arrests or charges and no suspect.

Family update via GoFundMe. Adds that the suspect is a 49-year-old man still in hospital being treated for serious head injuries, gardaí are awaiting medical clearance to interview him, the childcare worker remains in hospital in serious condition, and the fundraiser has raised almost €25,000. The article does not mention a charge or name the suspect.

Follow-up on the Parnell Square stabbing: the mother's statement, the girl's critical condition at Temple Street Children's Hospital, and the GoFundMe total. The article does not mention arrests or charges.

Follow-up on the Parnell Square knife attack focusing on the bystander's role and his family's reaction. Gives updated status of the injured: the girl remains critically ill, two other children have left hospital, and a childcare worker is in serious condition.

Follows the Parnell Square stabbing. Adds that Gript named the wrong man as the suspect based on information it says came from a Garda source, that Gardaí are investigating the leak claim, and that security operations were put in place for the wrongly named man and his business.

Identifies the suspect as a 49-year-old naturalised Irish citizen originally from Algeria, who is under armed guard in hospital and has not yet been arrested or interviewed. Gives updated condition of the child and school worker victims. Reports no motive or terror link. Does not report any charge.

Adds that a man was wrongly named on social media as the attacker and gardaí plan to advise him on his safety. Says the suspect is an Algerian national who remains in a coma and has not been questioned. Reports that gardaí are concerned about false information and that Gript's article was incorrect. Gives no charge or arrest.

Follow-up on the Parnell Square stabbing: gardaí are concerned about false identifications and misinformation about the family and the child's condition. The article says the suspect is an Algerian national who remains in a coma and has not been questioned, and that two people have been wrongly identified as the attacker.

Adds that parents say no State agency or politician contacted them between Thursday and Monday, describes the NEPS and HSE responses, and quotes the Department of Education and HSE statements.

Follow-up on the suspect's background: he has not been arrested or named in this article, his head injuries were sustained during restraint by members of the public, and gardaí have found no terrorism links on his phone or laptop. The article adds his asylum history, citizenship, 2022 and 2023 arrests, and a grievance over social welfare entitlements.

Reports that the suspect is in an induced coma with possibly permanent brain injuries, that gardaí cannot yet question him, that a motive is still being sought with no terror link, that a male attacker deliberately targeted the school, and that gardaí made a fresh appeal for witnesses and footage. Adds details on the victims' injuries and the suspect's background.

Adds that the suspect is an Algerian-born naturalised Irish citizen in his 50s, remains in an induced coma with possibly permanent head injuries, and cannot yet be questioned. Gives updated conditions for the victims and says gardaí are satisfied there was no terror link.

Gives a Garda hospital update on Saturday 25 November 2023: the 5-year-old girl remains critical, a 6-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy have been discharged, a crèche worker in her 30s is serious but stable, and a man in his late 40s is serious but stable. No arrests in this case are mentioned. The 48 riot arrests cited are a separate matter.

Adds that the suspect is alleged to have deliberately targeted the school, had been charged in April with knife possession and criminal damage (no order made in May), is a naturalised Irish citizen born in Algeria, and that detectives planned to arrest him once medically fit on suspicion of attempted murder of five people. Gardaí have seized a phone and laptop and found no terror link.

Adds that the suspect was in hospital and not yet arrested, that he had been charged with possessing a knife and criminal damage after an April incident and received a no-order decision in May, that gardaí seized a phone and laptop, that a family member reported a brain tumour and mental health problems, and that detectives plan to arrest him on suspicion of attempted murder once he is medically fit.

Minute-by-minute account of the Parnell Square attack and the riot that followed, including bystander intervention, the attacker being kicked by a crowd, and the injured children taken to hospital. The article does not mention any charge or court appearance.

Adds that gardaí searched the suspect's accommodation and seized his phone and laptop, that he had not yet been arrested and was under armed guard in hospital, and that gardaí believe the attacker was intent on murder. Describes the suspect as in his late 40s and a naturalised Irish citizen, and reports the injuries to the aftercare worker and two other children.

Update on the casualties from the Parnell Square stabbing: the five-year-old girl remains critical, the creche worker and an adult man in his 50s are in serious condition, and a six-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy are receiving or have had treatment. The article adds the appeal for witnesses and phone footage and says the scene remains preserved. It does not mention any arrest or charge.

Eyewitness account from a Deliveroo rider who intervened. Adds his description of the stabbing and intervention, that the attacker had also hit other children, that a teacher took the child away, and that the attacker seemed to have mental health problems. No new legal stage is reported.

Reports the political reaction, identifies the injuries and hospitals for the five casualties, and says a man in his 50s is a person of interest. Does not name anyone or report an arrest or charge.

Adds the Garda statements, the Justice Minister's and Taoiseach's comments, an eyewitness account, and the detention of a suspect. Describes a man in his 50s as a person of interest. No names are given.

Early report from the day of the attack: gardaí were questioning a man in his 50s, the attack was understood to involve a knife, and mobs attacked gardaí and set fire to vehicles on O'Connell Street and near the scene.

Initial press report of the Parnell Square stabbing. It does not name the suspect or state an arrest, and it adds the witness account and the restraint of the attacker by passers-by.

Garda court notice giving the charge status, court venue and appearance date for a man aged 50. The article does not name him, state the offence or describe the victims.