A jury at the Central Criminal Court has found Riad Bouchaker guilty of attempting to murder three children and committing several assaults during an incident in Dublin in November 2023.

中央刑事法院的陪審團裁定 Riad Bouchaker 在 2023 年 11 月都柏林發生的一起事件中，企圖謀殺三名兒童並犯下多項襲擊罪行。

The trial focused on the events of November 23, 2023, at Parnell Square. The defendant, an Algerian national and Irish citizen, used a 12-inch kitchen knife to attack people leaving a childcare center. The prosecution argued that these actions were caused by the defendant being denied a social welfare payment. As a result, a five-year-old girl suffered a heart injury that led to permanent brain damage, and a childcare worker, Leanne Flynn, suffered several internal organ injuries. Although the defense claimed the defendant was not mentally fit for trial, the court continued the proceedings using an interpreter and an intermediary.

審理重點在於 2023 年 11 月 23 日在 Parnell Square 發生的事件。被告為一名阿爾及利亞國民兼愛爾蘭公民，他使用一把 12 英吋的廚刀攻擊離開一家托兒中心的人。控方主張，這些行為是因為被告被拒絕領取社會福利金所引起。結果，一名五歲女童心臟受傷導致永久性腦損傷，而一名托兒工作者 Leanne Flynn 則遭受多處內臟器官損傷。儘管辯方聲稱被告的精神狀態不適合受審，但法院仍在使用翻譯員和中間人的協助下繼續進行訴訟。

Furthermore, the attack led to serious riots and civil unrest across the city. During this time, protesters destroyed public transport, including buses and a tram, and damaged eleven police vehicles. This required the largest deployment of riot police in the history of the Irish state. Former police chief Drew Harris emphasized that the looting and fires were carried out by far-right groups. While the defendant denied all eight charges and claimed he did not intend to kill anyone, the jury rejected this argument because the evidence showed he targeted the victims' upper bodies.

此外，此次襲擊導致全市爆發嚴重暴動與社會動盪。在此期間，抗議者毀壞了公共交通工具，包括公車和路面電車，並損壞了 11 輛警車。這導致了愛爾蘭建國以來最大規模的反暴警力部署。前警察局長 Drew Harris 強調，搶劫和放火是由極右翼團體所為。雖然被告否認全部八項指控並聲稱沒有意圖殺死任何人，但陪審團拒絕了此項論點，因為證據顯示他針對的是受害者的上半身。

Riad Bouchaker will remain in prison until his sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for October.

Riad Bouchaker 將繼續被監禁，直到 10 月的量刑聽證會。