Shattered Lives

The fourth day of the trial of Riad Bouchaker has heard from Leanne Flynn, a crèche worker who intervened and tried to stop a man from attacking children. Mr Bouchaker is on trial accused of the attempted murder of three children on Dublin’s Parnell Square on the 23rd of November 2023.

Paul tells how Ms Flynn gave evidence today of being stabbed as she tried to stop Bouchaker after he started “jabbing” at the children with a knife. The trial also heard from Deliveroo rider Caio Benicio, who told how he hit Mr Bouchaker over the head with his bike helmet, after intervening in the incident.
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Paul tells Mick about the third day of the trial of Riad Bouchaker who is accused of the attempted murder of three children in Parnell Square in Dublin. A witness described the “chaos” on the scene after children were stabbed and emergency services arrived.
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Paul and Mick report from the second day of the trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is accused of the attempted murder of three children outside a school in Parnell Square East on November 23rd, 2023. Today the court saw a 1 hour long CCTV montage of a man’s movements throughout Dublin city centre, and the moment the children were attacked.
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Paul and Mick discuss the first day of the trial of Riad Bouchaker.
Mr Bouchaker (52) of no fixed abode has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to a care worker, at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on November 23 2023.

He also pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault causing harm to two other young children and a passerby, as well as one count of the production of a knife.

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Sean McGovern, Daniel Kinahan’s closest confidant, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Paul tells Mick of a dramatic day in the Special Criminal Court after McGovern was handed two consecutive sentences for his role in directing a crime gang in relation to the murder of innocent Dad of two Noel Kirwan, and the surveillance of Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately.
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