Riad Bouchaker, accused of a stabbing in Parnell, tells Gardaí he was not in his “full mind” shortly before the attack, according to accounts from his interviews in December 2023. The reports say Bouchaker denies that he had full mental control in the minutes leading up to the incident. During the interviews, he describes himself as unwell, telling Gardaí “I’m sick” and adding, “do to me whatever you want,” as set out in coverage of the case. The information comes from the accused’s statements made during questioning rather than from an official ruling or finding reported in the excerpts provided. Across the two outlets referenced, the focus is on the same denial and the same language attributed to Bouchaker in his December 2023 interviews. The reports do not provide additional detail in the supplied text about the circumstances of the stabbing itself or about any medical or legal determination regarding his mental state, but they consistently describe the accused presenting himself as not fully in control before the attack.