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Paul Doyle is due to be sentenced today (Monday, December 15) after pleading guilty to deliberately driving into a crowd of people during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade.
More than 130 people were injured after Doyle’s Ford Galaxy Titanium drove into crowds of fans on Water Street on May 26, shortly after 6.00pm. He will be sentenced for 31 offences related to the incident, at Liverpool Crown Court.
On November 26, Doyle sobbed as he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, affray, 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent and three counts of wounding with intent.
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Paul Doyle, 54, of West Derby, Liverpool. | CPS
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Sarah Hammond, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said: “Driving a vehicle into a crowd is an act of calculated violence. This was not a momentary lapse by Paul Doyle — it was a choice he made that day and it turned celebration into mayhem.
“I would like to commend the bravery of emergency services who acted swiftly at the scene. There can be no doubt that their actions saved lives.
“Liverpool as a city has shown resilience and unity in the face of this awful act, and I hope the victims, their families and anyone affected will feel justice has been done.”
The Recorder of Liverpool Andrew Menary KC told Doyle it was “inevitable” he would be facing a custodial sentence “of some length”.
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