Two Dublin stabbing victims remain in hospital while the suspect has still not been interviewed by police.
Two victims of last Thursday’s knife attack in Dublin are still in hospital, Irish media reported on Monday (November 27).
A five-year-old girl who was stabbed multiple times is in a “critical condition”, while a woman in her 30s, a teaching assistant for the injured children, remains in a serious but stable condition, according to the Irish Times. The two other children who were also injured were able to leave the hospital.
The suspect, a man in his 50s, suffered serious head injuries, the Irish Mirror reports. The police, who were unable to hear the suspect due to his health, have not yet been able to clarify the reasons for his actions.
Violent riots
The knife attack was followed by violent clashes involving nearly 500 rioters, an “extraordinary explosion of violence” that law enforcement attributed to the far right, which saw police and public transport vehicles set ablaze and stores looted.
Police referred to rumors spread on social networks about the attacker’s origins, against the backdrop of increasing anti-immigrant discourse.
Between Thursday and Sunday, police arrested 48 people. She promised that there would be large-scale arrests in the coming weeks, citing scenes not seen “in decades.”
The rioters “claim to be defending Irish nationals” but “they are shaming Dublin, shaming Ireland,” Prime Minister Leo Varadkar criticized on Friday, adding that the damage caused to public infrastructure would cost “tens of millions of euros.”
The Irish press praised the heroism of a Brazilian and a young Frenchman who disarmed the attacker.