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A man has appeared in court charged with stabbing three children and a woman in a horrific Dublin knife attack last month.
Riad Bouchaker, 50, was charged with the attempted murder of two female children and one male child following the incident in Parnell Square East on November 23.
Bouchaker, of no fixed abode, was also charged with the assault causing serious harm to a care worker.
A five-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s were left in a critical condition in hospital after the attack near a school. Two other young children, a five-year-old boy and six-year-old girl, were also injured.
Bouchaker was further charged with three counts of assault causing harm as well as the possession or production of a 36cm kitchen knife.
Riots broke out in the Irish capital hours after the attack, in an incident that has put pressure on the government and Garda Commissioner about safety and policing in Ireland.
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Irish Gardai closed off Parnell Square following the stabbing where the suspect was arrested
Riots broke out in the Irish capital hours after the horrifying attack in Parnell Square East on November 23
Detective Sergeant Padraig Cleary told the court that Bouchaker was arrested at 12.51pm on Thursday and provided details of the charges and cautions.
Wearing a green jacket, black top, green trousers and slippers, Bouchaker spoke only to the Arabic interpreter.
He was remanded in custody at Cloverhill prison to appear again at Cloverhill District Court via videolink on December 28.
A list of medication was provided to the prison and Judge Smith ordered he receive any necessary medical attention.
The judge also ordered the defendant’s legal team cannot be identified by the media due to ‘safety concerns’.
