Riad Bouchaker Seemed ‘Hell-Bent’ on Attacking Children: Riad Bouchake Trial So Far - 17/06/2026

A woman whose brother was a victim of the Stardust nightclub fire has told the Central Criminal Court how she was taking a break from an inquest into his death when she confronted a man stabbing children in Dublin city centre.Siobhan Kearney on Tuesday told a trial jury that she "jumped" on defendant Riad Bouchaker, aged 52, and tried to get him to the ground. She said the knife he was wielding landed at her feet and she kicked it away while things went "really crazy", with people hitting Mr Bouchaker.Ms Kearney described how she then locked hands with another woman to protect Mr Bouchaker from further blows. She said she started screaming "we're not savages" as people tried to get at the accused.We got all the latest on the Riad Bouchaker trial this morning on The Agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.