Overview
- The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, finding Bouchaker guilty of attempting to murder two girls and a boy and guilty on related assault counts.
- He faced eight charges from the November 23, 2023 Parnell Square East attack including attempted murder, assault causing serious harm to creche worker Leanne Flynn, and producing a 36cm kitchen knife.
- Court evidence described the active attack as lasting about 15 seconds on CCTV and included videoed Garda interviews, forensic material and testimony from around 16 witnesses.
- One then-five-year-old girl suffered a stab wound to the heart and now requires a wheelchair and long‑term care, and creche worker Leanne Flynn had emergency surgery that included removal of her spleen and repair of a severed diaphragm.
- Several members of the public intervened to restrain and disarm the attacker and Mr Justice Tony Hunt will set a date for sentencing following the conviction.