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Western Telegraph
7 days ago
- Western Telegraph
Harvey Willgoose's mother says her son's killer should be named
A 15-year-old boy was found guilty of murder last week by a jury who heard how he stabbed Harvey in the heart during a lunch break at All Saints Catholic High School, in Sheffield. The teenager cannot be identified because of an order imposed when he first appeared at court in February. A number of media organisations, including the PA news agency, applied to the judge, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen, for his anonymity to be lifted when he was convicted last week. The judge said she wanted to hear the views of the prosecution and defence before she makes a decision on the day the boy is sentenced, October 22. Speaking on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, Caroline Willgoose said: 'Harvey hasn't been here to speak up for himself and he's been named. So, I think the defendant should as well.' Orders made under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 not only prohibit reports from naming defendants under 18 years old, but also ban the reporting of other information which might lead to their identification. This includes what school the defendant attends. At the beginning of the murder trial last month, media organisations successfully applied to the judge for this order to be modified so that it could be reported that the defendant was a pupil at All Saints Catholic High School. They argued that it would be very difficult to report what happened in the school on February 3 without this variation. Harvey Willgoose's family believe his killer should lose his anonymity (Family handout/PA) On October 22, the judge is bound by law to balance two competing interests in deciding whether the boy can be publicly identified. The first of these is the welfare of the defendant, who will still be only 16 at the time of the sentencing and, as the jury in the trial heard, has a number of issues around his health and home life. The second is the fundamental principle that court cases, especially those which have generated high levels of legitimate public interest, should be reported as fully as possible, and this includes naming the defendant. In recent years, there has been a number of high-profile murders by children after which judges have decided it is right to name the perpetrators. In the case of the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was murdered in a premeditated attack by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe in Warrington, Mrs Justice Yip told Manchester Crown Court: 'The shock generated by Brianna's murder and the circumstances of it has spread well beyond the local community, across the nation and indeed internationally. 'The public will naturally wish to know the identities of the young people responsible as they seek to understand how children could do something so dreadful.' After teenager Bardia Shojaeifard was found guilty of murdering Leeds 15-year-old Alfie Lewis, in a case with many similarities to the killing of Harvey Willgoose, Mr Justice Cotter also decided the killer should be named. This judge said: 'Put simply, many must have been, and still are, asking the question how it comes to pass that a young man such as this carries and uses a knife in these dreadful circumstances, and wondering how far the scourge of knife crime will permeate through our youth unless more is done to prevent it. 'If a seemingly normal boy of 14 carries a knife to school and uses it on a boy in the same school year how bad have things become?' But judges in other cases have also decided against naming young defendants, after reviewing the particular circumstances of their cases. One example was the case of two youths found guilty murdering 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park. Mrs Justice Tipples said the welfare of the youngsters, who were both 12, outweighed the wider public interest and open justice principles. Asked about the defendant's sentencing earlier this week, Mrs Willgoose said: 'I think he's got to be made an example of.' Harvey's sister Sophie said of the killer: 'He's a 15-year-old boy. We'd like to think that he didn't want to murder Harvey. 'He's just from a troubled background and services have let him down.' The women said they are campaigning for knife arches to be installed in all secondary schools and colleges to help prevent repeat of the tragedy.
Daily Record
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Liverpool parade crash suspect absent from court as victims named
Paul Doyle has been charged with a series of alleged offencers following the parade in Liverpool city centre. A suspect accused of driving into a crowd at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade was absent from court as a judge ruled that victims could be named as reporting restrictions were lifted. Paul Doyle, 53, from West Derby, has been charged with a series of alleged offences after a car was driven into crowds of fans during last week's Premier League title celebrations in Liverpool city centre. A total of 109 pedestrians, ranging from children aged as young as nine to a 78-year-old casualty, were injured after being struck by a Ford Galaxy on Water Street shortly after 6pm on May 26, with four still in hospital, reports the Mirror. The defendant appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday charged with two counts of wounding with intent, two of inflicting grievous bodily harm, two of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. His case was brought back before to the Crown Court this afternoon, for the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC to consider lifting reporting restrictions which had been imposed on the identities of the six complainants. Doyle was not present during the hearing, either in the dock or via video link, having been excused from attending on the last occasion. Doyle was not required to attend court or be present via video link for the hearing. He is due to appear for a plea hearing in August, with a provisional trial date set for November. Restrictions preventing the media from reporting the names of the casualties, their addresses, places of work, schools, pictures or any other information which could lead to their identities being revealed were imposed by District Judge Paul Healey in the Magistrates' Court last week. An order under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which protects the identity of the two boys, aged 11 and 17, who were named as complainants, has not been challenged by the media and will remain in place indefinitely. But reporting restrictions under Section 46 of the same act, which prevented the four adult casualties from being identified, were opposed. And Judge Menary ruled that the reporting restrictions should be lifted after hearing submissions from Philip Astbury, prosecuting, and Gavin Millar KC, who was instructed to make representations on behalf of organisations including the BBC, ITN, Sky, Associated Newspapers Ltd, Guardian News and Media and the Telegraph Media Group. The four complainants in question can therefore be named as 18-year-old Ethan Gillard, 52-year-old Simon Nash, 66-year-old Christine Seeckts and 77-year-old Susan Passey. Doyle is due to face a three to four week trial before the same court on November 24 this year and has been remanded into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing on August 14.
Daily Mirror
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mirror
Liverpool parade crash suspect absent from court as judge issues key ruling
Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences over a crash during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade where more than 100 people were left injured in the city centre A suspect accused of driving into a crowd at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade was absent from court as a judge ruled that victims could be named as reporting restrictions were lifted. Paul Doyle, 53, from West Derby, has been charged with a series of alleged offences after a car was driven into crowds of fans during last week's Premier League title celebrations in Liverpool city centre. A total of 109 pedestrians, ranging from children aged as young as nine to a 78-year-old casualty, were injured after being struck by a Ford Galaxy on Water Street shortly after 6pm on May 26, with four still in hospital. The defendant appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday charged with two counts of wounding with intent, two of inflicting grievous bodily harm, two of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. His case was brought back before to the Crown Court this afternoon, for the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC to consider lifting reporting restrictions which had been imposed on the identities of the six complainants. Doyle was not present during the hearing, either in the dock or via video link, having been excused from attending on the last occasion. Doyle was not required to attend court or be present via video link for the hearing. He is due to appear for a plea hearing in August, with a provisional trial date set for November. Restrictions preventing the media from reporting the names of the casualties, their addresses, places of work, schools, pictures or any other information which could lead to their identities being revealed were imposed by District Judge Paul Healey in the Magistrates' Court last week. An order under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which protects the identity of the two boys, aged 11 and 17, who were named as complainants, has not been challenged by the media and will remain in place indefinitely. But reporting restrictions under Section 46 of the same act, which prevented the four adult casualties from being identified, were opposed And Judge Menary ruled that the reporting restrictions should be lifted after hearing submissions from Philip Astbury, prosecuting, and Gavin Millar KC, who was instructed to make representations on behalf of organisations including the BBC, ITN, Sky, Associated Newspapers Ltd, Guardian News and Media and the Telegraph Media Group. The four complainants in question can therefore be named as 18-year-old Ethan Gillard, 52-year-old Simon Nash, 66-year-old Christine Seeckts and 77-year-old Susan Passey. Doyle is due to face a three to four week trial before the same court on November 24 this year and has been remanded into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing on August 14.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Four Liverpool parade crash victims named for first time
Four of the victims of the Liverpool parade crash have been named for the first time after reporting restrictions were lifted by a court. The two men and two women are among the 109 people who have been reported injured after a car was driven into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade last week. Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences in connection with the collision, which happened on Water Street in the city centre as thousands of fans were gathered for the football team celebrations just after 6pm on 26 May. The 53-year-old is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, 18. An order preventing publication of their identities was put in place when Doyle first appeared before magistrates in Liverpool on Friday. On Tuesday, Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC lifted restrictions, which had been made under Section 46 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. Doyle is charged with another count of wounding with intent and a second count of attempted GBH, which both relate to children, for whom reporting restrictions remain in place. Doyle is also charged with dangerous driving. He is alleged to have driven his Ford Galaxy Titanium dangerously on roads between his home address in Burghill Road and Water Street. He was not required to attend the court hearing on Tuesday. On Friday, Doyle appeared before magistrates in the morning, before a crown court appearance in the afternoon. Judge Menary fixed a trial date for 24 November and remanded the defendant in custody ahead of a plea hearing on 14 August. Earlier this week, Merseyside Police said the number of people reported injured after the incident had risen to 109. Four people remained in hospital on Monday.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Four people injured in Liverpool parade named
Reporting restrictions have been lifted on naming four people injured when a car was driven into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade. Paul Doyle, 53, has been charged with seven offences in connection with the incident on Water Street, which happened as thousands of fans were celebrating the football team's victory just after 6pm on 26 May. He is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, 18. A court order preventing the publication of their identities was put in place when Doyle first appeared before magistrates in Liverpool on Friday. But on Tuesday, Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC lifted the restrictions, which had been made under Section 46 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. Doyle is charged with another count of wounding with intent and a second count of attempted GBH, which both relate to children, for whom reporting restrictions remain in place. He is also charged with dangerous driving. Read more from Sky News: Doyle is alleged to have driven his Ford Galaxy Titanium dangerously on roads between his home address in Burghill Road and Water Street. He was not required to attend the court hearing on Tuesday. Doyle appeared before Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, speaking to confirm his name and date of birth. Judge Menary fixed a trial date for 24 November and remanded the defendant in custody ahead of a plea hearing on 14 August. Earlier this week, Merseyside Police said the number of people reported to have been injured in the incident had risen to 109, with four remaining in hospital on Monday.
