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Parnell Sq Trial Hears Former Garda Describe Man Being Restrained by Firefighter
Witnesses said a firefighter restrained the suspect as bystanders removed a knife and medics rushed a critically injured child to surgery.
- Former Garda Adam Kealy told the Central Criminal Court he arrived at Parnell Square East to find a Dublin Fire Brigade member kneeling over Riad Bouchaker, restraining him by his forearm and wrist.
- Witnesses Alison Carbery and Carlos Antonio Lopes Dos Santos described the November 23, 2023, incident, with Carbery recalling, "He's got a knife, he's stabbing the children," and Dos Santos observing the assailant moved the knife "quickly."
- Kealy retrieved a wallet containing a Public Services Card identifying Bouchaker at the scene. He also located a mobile phone on the ground, though the defendant did not answer when asked if it was his.
- Accompanying Bouchaker to the hospital, Kealy reported the defendant was sedated. A doctor later informed him that two urine samples obtained for forensic testing were negative for toxins.
- Bouchaker, 52, is charged with the attempted murder of three children and assault causing serious harm to an adult, allegedly using a 36cm kitchen knife. He has pleaded not guilty to all eight charges.
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 22%
R 22%
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