Man charged over Parnell Square attack suffered brain injury during altercation with members of the public and is unfit to stand trial, court told

"Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with assaulting a care worker and attempting to murder three children on Parnell Square in Dublin, is suffering from a mental disorder and is unfit to stand trial, his lawyers have argued before the Central Criminal Court. A consultant forensic psychiatrist also said today that the accused man, who has a complex medical history, had suffered a brain injury "in the course of members of the public intervening" on the day of the alleged offence and had surgery on his brain some years before."

"A psychiatrist said if the accused is unfit to stand trial, he would likely be admitted to the Central Mental Hospital and be reviewed on a six-month basis"

Riad Bouchaker faces charges of assaulting a care worker and attempting to murder three children on Parnell Square in Dublin. His lawyers say he is suffering from a mental disorder and is unfit to stand trial. A psychiatrist said that if he is unfit he would likely be admitted to the Central Mental Hospital and reviewed every six months. A consultant forensic psychiatrist reported a complex medical history, including a prior brain surgery and a brain injury sustained "in the course of members of the public intervening" on the day of the alleged offence.

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