Leanne Flynn

Leanne Flynn is a childcare worker who was assaulted and seriously harmed during a stabbing attack in Dublin in November 2023. The attack, which targeted three children, horrified Ireland and led to a riot in the capital. Riad Bouchaker, 52, was found guilty at the central criminal court of attempting to murder the children and of assault causing serious harm to Leanne Flynn. He was also convicted of assaulting two other children and a teenager. Flynn's injury is a significant part of the legal proceedings against Bouchaker, highlighting the severity of the violence that occurred outside a school in Dublin's Parnell Square. The case has drawn national attention due to the brutality of the attack and its subsequent societal impact.