Man guilty of attempting to murder three children in attack that triggered Dublin riot

Riad Bouchaker, 52, has been found guilty by a jury of attempting to murder three children and assaulting two other children and a childcare worker in a stabbing attack on November 23, 2023, in Dublin. The attack occurred outside a creche in Parnell Square, where Bouchaker used a kitchen knife to stab the victims. The crime led to significant rioting in the city. Bouchaker, an Algerian national and Irish citizen, reportedly attacked after learning his social welfare payment was refused. Prosecutors argued his actions indicated an intent to kill, while Bouchaker denied this. The jury found him guilty of all eight charges, and sentencing is scheduled for September.

Riad Bouchaker has been found guilty of the attempted murder of three children and assaulting four other people in Dublin's Parnell Square on November 23, 2023. He was also convicted of assault causing serious harm to a crèche worker and assaulting two other children and a teenager. The Central Criminal Court heard that one five-year-old girl sustained a life-long brain injury from a stab wound to the heart. Bouchaker denied all eight charges. The jury deliberated for approximately six hours before reaching their unanimous guilty verdicts. Sentencing is scheduled for October 12, with Bouchaker remanded in custody. The attack had previously triggered significant riots across Dublin.

A Ugandan court has sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the murder of four children at a nursery school in Kampala on April 2. Onyum, aged 27, gained entry by posing as a parent and fatally stabbed the children, aged one to three, within seven minutes. Evidence presented in court included internet searches for "schools near me" and "ISIS beheadings," which the judge cited as proof of premeditation. The court rejected Onyum's insanity defense, noting the precise nature of the killings and his lack of remorse. A nursery staff member testified to confronting Onyum and witnessing further attacks.

A Ugandan man, Christopher Okello Onyum, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Kampala on April 2nd. The victims, aged one to two years old, were fatally stabbed at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program. Prosecutors stated Onyum admitted to the crime, calling it a "human sacrifice" for wealth, though he later pleaded not guilty, claiming mental illness. The judge ruled Onyum was "very sane" at the time of the attack. While Uganda retains capital punishment, it is rarely enforced. Onyum, who holds dual Ugandan and US citizenship, has 14 days to appeal the sentence.