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Parnell Square trial: Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab
Witness says she could ‘definitively say the knife was plunged into the torso of the child’
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As of June 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedWitness says she could ‘definitively say the knife was plunged into the torso of the child’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Witnesses tell Riad Bouchaker trial they saw him stabbing children during Parnell Square...". The center frames it as "Parnell Square trial: Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to ter...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftWitnesses tell Riad Bouchaker trial they saw him stabbing children during Parnell Square attack
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterParnell Square trial: Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab
Irish Times · Center · News report
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