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2 days ago
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Man accused of driving into Liverpool parade crowds faces new charges
A man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade faces an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies. Paul Doyle, 53, was in tears as he appeared over videolink from prison for the Liverpool Crown Court hearing on Thursday. He was originally charged with seven offences after the incident on Water Street in the city centre just after 6pm on Monday, May 26. Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday heard six of the new charges relate to children, including two babies, one aged six months at the time and one aged seven months. Doyle, wearing a grey T-shirt, did not enter any pleas during the hearing, which lasted about 20 minutes. Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC adjourned the case until September 4 when Doyle is expected to enter pleas. The new charges include 23 assault charges and one count of affray. Merseyside Police said 134 people were injured when Doyle allegedly drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium into crowds who were leaving the waterfront after the parade. Doyle, of Croxteth, Liverpool, was charged in May with two counts of wounding with intent, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and one count of dangerous driving. A wounding charge and an attempted grievous bodily harm charge relate to children, aged 11 and 17. Earlier this year, a provisional trial date was fixed for November 24, and the case is expected to last three to four weeks.
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Man accused of driving into Liverpool parade crowds faces new charges
A man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade faces an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies. Paul Doyle, 53, was in tears as he appeared over videolink from prison for the Liverpool Crown Court hearing on Thursday. He was originally charged with seven offences after the incident on Water Street in the city centre just after 6pm on Monday, May 26. Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday heard six of the new charges relate to children, including two babies, one aged six months at the time and one aged seven months. Doyle, wearing a grey T-shirt, did not enter any pleas during the hearing, which lasted about 20 minutes. Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC adjourned the case until September 4 when Doyle is expected to enter pleas. The new charges include 23 assault charges and one count of affray. Merseyside Police said 134 people were injured when Doyle allegedly drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium into crowds who were leaving the waterfront after the parade. Doyle, of Croxteth, Liverpool, was charged in May with two counts of wounding with intent, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and one count of dangerous driving. A wounding charge and an attempted grievous bodily harm charge relate to children, aged 11 and 17. Earlier this year, a provisional trial date was fixed for November 24, and the case is expected to last three to four weeks.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
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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.
