Liverpool man accused of ramming car into football parade faces new charges

Paul Doyle allegedly drove his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League rubric triumph successful May.

A British antheral accused of driving his conveyance into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League rubric triumph faces an further 24 transgression charges, prosecutors person revealed astatine his latest tribunal hearing.

Former British marine Paul Doyle, 53, appeared tearful arsenic helium joined the proceeding connected Thursday astatine Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from prison, erstwhile details of the caller counts stemming from the May 26 incident emerged.

Merseyside Police present accidental 134 radical were injured erstwhile Doyle allegedly drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium into crowds who were leaving Liverpool’s waterfront aft a triumph parade.

The 31 charges successful full present filed impact 29 victims, aged betwixt six months and 77, the tribunal heard.

Six subordinate to children, including 2 babies – 1 aged six months astatine the clip and 1 aged 7 months – who were injured erstwhile the car deed radical massed connected Water Street successful the metropolis centre.

Supporters of the city’s world-famous shot squad had thronged its streets to observe the club’s record-equalling 20th English top-flight rubric erstwhile scenes of joyousness turned to horror.

Doyle, a father-of-three from the Croxteth neighbourhood successful the city, was initially charged with 7 offences, including unsafe driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He present faces aggregate further counts nether that and different charges, including 19 for attempting to origin grievous bodily harm, 3 of wounding with intent, and 1 of affray.

Doyle, wearing a grey T-shirt, did not participate immoderate pleas during the 20-minute hearing, which respective relatives of the victims and much than 20 members of the media attended.

Judge Andrew Menary adjourned the lawsuit until September 4, erstwhile Doyle is expected to participate pleas.

Earlier this year, a provisional proceedings day was fixed for November 24, with the lawsuit expected to past 3 to 4 weeks.

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