Man who stabbed three children that triggered riots in Dublin found guilty of attempted murder

Jury also finds Riad Bouchaker guilty of assaulting two other children and a childcare worker in 2023

A man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three children during a stabbing attack in Dublin in 2023, a crime that horrified Ireland and triggered a riot in the capital.

A jury at the central criminal court on Wednesday also found Riad Bouchaker, 52, guilty of assault causing serious harm to a childcare worker, Leanne Flynn, and of assaulting two other children and a teenager.