Man appears in court over Liverpool trophy parade incident
A 53-year-old man has appeared in court after a car was driven into a crowd at Liverpool FC's trophy parade earlier this week.
Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, is charged with seven offences.
He confirmed his name and date of birth as he appeared in the dock of Liverpool Crown Court.
Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said he would fix a provisional trial date of November 24, with the case expected to last three to four weeks.
Doyle nodded as he was remanded into custody by Judge Andrew Menary, Honorary Recorder of Liverpool, until a further hearing on August 14 ahead of his trial in November.
Philip Astbury, prosecuting, told the court: "This is very much an ongoing investigation. There are many witnesses to be interviewed and a great deal of CCTV to be analysed."
A hearing will be held on Tuesday next week at the same court to consider reporting restrictions.
In an earlier hearing, Doyle confirmed his name, gave his date of birth and address at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Friday.
He gave no indication of pleas when the charges were read to the court.
Reporting restrictions preventing the victims from being identified were made by the judge.
The father-of-three is accused of two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Doyle is also accused of two counts of attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and one count of dangerous driving.
The charges relate to six people, including two children. A wounding charge and an attempted grievous bodily harm charge relate to a child.
Thousands of fans were gathered in Liverpool city centre on Monday to celebrate the Premier League champions' title win when a car struck a crowd on Water Street.
Police said a total of 79 people were injured in the incident, with the youngest aged nine, and the oldest being a 78-year-old.
Seven people remain in hospital in a stable condition.
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