"The joy I see in my little girl's eyes is enough to chip away any ache my heart carries. "I do cry still, but not as often or as painfully as I did before. The cry is for missing the old her or imagining what we would be up to at seven years of age.""
""By the end of this month we will be taking this page down. We believe that it is time, plus we will focus on the legal proceedings due to commence in December. "But most importantly, we will continue to focus on our family. "All our appreciation from the bottom of our hearts," they added."
""This birthday was special because we got to spend it at home with family and friends, no PPE in sight, and lots of cake tasting. "She has gotten much better at swallowing, and she has since been able to eat a few spoons of her dad's mash potato, some mash bananas, strawberries, and scrambled eggs. "It doesn't make a meal, but the hope is to get there in the next few months.""
A seven-year-old girl was critically injured outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Dublin's Parnell Square in November 2023. Two other children and a care worker were also injured and received hospital treatment. The family report slow recovery, noting joy in the girl's eyes alongside ongoing grief and occasional tears for the child she was. Thursdays remain difficult as the family constantly checks their phones for updates. The family will take down their supporters' page at the end of November to focus on upcoming legal proceedings and on family. The girl has shown swallowing improvements and celebrated her seventh birthday at home. Riad Bouchaker has been charged with assaulting a care worker and attempting to murder three children, with legal proceedings due to commence in December.
Read at Irish Independent
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