More than 100 pedestrians, aged between nine and 78, were injured when a car was driven into crowds of fans in Liverpool city centre
A court artist sketch of Paul Doyle during an earlier appearance(Image: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)
Liverpool FC parade accused Paul Doyle is due to appear in court today. The 53-year-old, of Burghill Road in West Derby, faces a series of charges after a car was driven into crowds of fans during the Reds’ Premier League title celebrations in Liverpool city centre.
More than 100 pedestrians, ranging from children to a 78-year-old woman, were injured after being struck by a Ford Galaxy on Water Street shortly after 6pm on Monday, May 26, with 50 having required hospital treatment. They have since been discharged from hospital.
Doyle is scheduled to face a plea and trial preparation hearing before Liverpool Crown Court this morning, Thursday. It is anticipated that he will appear before the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC in courtroom 41, via video link from HMP Belmarsh, from 10am.
The total of 31 counts he faces include 18 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. The complainants in these matters have been named as boys and girls aged six months, seven months, 10, 13, 17, as well as adults Jack Trotter, Jon Evans, Scott Dolan, Jacqueline McClaren, Jamie Fagan, Carl Martin, James Vernon, Emily Wright, Hannah O’Neill, Stefan Dettlaf, David Price, James Weston and Ethan Gillard.
Doyle has further been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent against an 11-year-old boy, a 12-year-old child, a 17-year-old boy, Helen Gilmore, Anna Bilonozhenko, Sheree Aldridge, Sam Alexander, Christine Seeckts and Susan Passey. He finally faces alleged offences of wounding with intent against Simon Nash and Robin Darke, as well as matters of affray and dangerous driving.
Simon Csoka KC, defending, asked for Doyle not to be arraigned during an earlier plea and trial preparation hearing last month in order to allow his client to view and consider a newly served indictment, which contained an additional 24 charges. He is due to face a trial, lasting three to four weeks, before the same court beginning on November 24 this year.