Paul Doyle Pleads Not Guilty To 31 Charges Over Liverpool Parade Incident

A man has pleaded not blameworthy to 31 charges, including vulnerable driving and causing grievous bodily harm pinch intent, aft a car was driven into a crowd of group successful Liverpool successful May.

Paul Doyle, 53, was arrested connected 29 May aft driving done a crowd of Liverpool shot nine supporters during nan team’s Premier League trophy parade successful nan metropolis centre connected nan evening of 26 May.

Doyle was initially charged pinch 7 offences astatine nan clip of his arrest, but was charged pinch an further 24 successful August aft appearing successful Liverpool crown tribunal via a video link.

The incident is reported to person occurred aft Doyle allegedly followed an ambulance down a roadworthy off-limits to cars during nan parade. His grey Ford Galaxy could allegedly beryllium observed connected CCTV being surrounded by fans earlier accelerating, moving complete and hitting many, and past coming to a stop. Police pushed backmost fans trying to region him from nan car earlier arresting him.

The incident near 134 group pinch injuries and much than 50 requiring hospitalisation, 4 of whom were children.

In nan contiguous aftermath of nan incident constabulary released specifications of Doyle’s ethnicity, a determination that immoderate said could lead to difficulties for forces successful nan future.