Fifty of those hurt in the Liverpool FC parade incident required hospital treatment. Paul Doyle, 53, has been charged with multiple offences and is due to appear before Liverpool Crown Court this morning (Thursday)
04:45, 14 Aug 2025Updated 07:32, 14 Aug 2025
First picture of Paul Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road in West Derby
Doyle is due back in court again today(Image: Facebook)
Paul Doyle, the suspect in the Liverpool FC parade incident, is set to appear in court today.
The 53-year-old from Burghill Road in West Derby is facing multiple charges after a car drove into crowds of fans during Liverpool's Premier League title celebrations in the city centre.
More than 100 pedestrians, including children as young as nine and an elderly individual aged 78, were injured after being hit by a Ford Galaxy on Water Street just after 6pm on Bank Holiday Monday, May 26. Fifty of those affected required hospital treatment but have since been discharged. Doyle has been charged with two counts of wounding with intent.
Paul Doyle, 53, has been charged with seven offences related to the crash
Doyle was charged with multiple offences related to the crash
He also faces two charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. Additionally, he is accused of two counts of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm, as well as dangerous driving.
His trial, expected to last three to four weeks, is scheduled for November 24 this year.
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His case is due before Liverpool Crown Court this morning, Thursday, for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
Doyle is anticipated to appear before the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool, Judge Andrew Menary KC, in courtroom 41 via video link from prison from 10am, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Emergency services treat members of the public at Liverpool city centre.
Emergency services treat members of the public in Liverpool city centre(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
While details read out in open court can largely be reported, the identities of some of the alleged victims will remain secret after a judge slapped reporting restrictions on journalists during a brief hearing at the magistrates' court earlier this morning.
District Judge Paul Healey said he is satisfied this is an "exceptional case" that "shocked and outraged" the people of Liverpool and beyond, and granted the prosecution's request for orders protecting the identities of six complainants; four adults and two children identities.
Four of the alleged victims are adults, two men and two women, and two are boys under the of 18.
Police previously said the youngest victim was nine and the oldest 78.
One child was the alleged victim of wounding, the other was the alleged victim of attempted GBH.
Almost a million jubilant Liverpool fans packed the city centre for the Liverpool winning parade and lined the 10-mile route before the horror happened.
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