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Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade
Paul Doyle admitted to 31 charges after injuring 134 people, including eight children, at a Liverpool FC parade, with sentencing scheduled for December 15 and 16.
- With a jury of five women and seven men sworn in, Paul Doyle, 54, changed his pleas to guilty to 31 charges at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday.
- During the May 26 Liverpool FC victory parade, Doyle’s Ford Galaxy struck crowds on Water Street just after 18:00 BST, injuring over 130 people.
- Over 130 injured and 50 hospitalized after Doyle drove his Ford Galaxy into crowds shortly after 6pm, including eight children and Teddy Eveson, who was thrown 15 feet in his pram.
- A jury of five women and seven men was sworn in on Tuesday for a planned three-to-four-week trial, but Doyle changed his pleas, ending the trial after his arrest at the scene and tearful court appearance.
- Doyle, a former Royal Marine commando, has appeared emotional at hearings as family members supported him while he faced 31 charges, including alleged assaults on one six-month-old and one seven-month-old.
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‘Calculated violence’: How a driver snapped and unleashed terror on Liverpool FC’s parade
Father-of-three Paul Doyle had been expected to claim in court that he had panicked when he drove his car into crowds celebrating their team’s soccer title – until an eleventh-hour admission of guilt exposed that defence as a lie.
·Northbridge, Australia
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‘Calculated violence’: How a driver snapped and unleashed terror on Liverpool FC’s parade
Father-of-three Paul Doyle had been expected to claim in court that he had panicked when he drove his car into crowds celebrating their team’s soccer title – until an eleventh-hour admission of guilt exposed that defence as a lie.
·Sydney, Australia
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