Liverpool Parade Car Ramming Suspect Appears In Court

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79 people were hurt when a former British Marine allegedly drove his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory in court on Friday.

During the massive celebrations in the port city on Monday, Paul Doyle was charged with dangerous driving and grieving bodily harm intentionally during the incident in the northwestern English city.

During a brief appearance at&nbsp, Liverpool Magistrates’ Court, the 53-year-old confirmed his name, birthdate, and address.

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On the day of an open-top bus victory parade celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title win in Liverpool, north-west England, police officers cover an inflatable tent with an inflatable tent, the tents limiting the scene of an incident in Water Street, behind a firefighter vehicle. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)

Before the hearing broke for an adjournment, Doyle reportedly held back tears while wearing a black suit, white shirt, and grey tie inside the courtroom.

When a dark Ford Galaxy slammed into Liverpool supporters to celebrate their club’s record-equalling 20th English top-flight title, 79 people, aged between 9 and 78, were hurt overall.

There were no fatalities.

According to Sims, assistant chief constable Jenny of Merseyside Police, seven people are still hospitalized, Sims told reporters on Thursday.

Following a “complex and ongoing investigation,” according to Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson Sarah Hammond.

She stated that “prosecutors and police are working at a steady rate to review a sizable amount of evidence.”

“There are numerous witness statements and pieces of videotape footage. Every victim should be treated the way that the law demands.

According to the UK media, Doyle, a businessman and former marine, has three teenage children and lives in a suburb of Liverpool.

On May 27, 2025, a car in Liverpool, north-west England, ploughed into crowds that had gathered to watch an open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool’s Premier League trophy parade. Police forensics identification numbers are pictured among discarded items at the scene. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)

As the investigation gets closer, Hammond said, “all charges will be kept under review.”

Scenes of joy turned into horror as hundreds of thousands of Reds fans gathered in the city center of Liverpool to watch the club’s top players lead a long parade.

The car was seen running over people and bouncing off its bonnet in images of social media.

One child was among the four people trapped beneath the car, which needed to be lifted to get them out, according to fire services.

In other videos that were circulated online, angry fans filmed the car being stopped and swarmed as police tried to stop them.

In a rare online ruse to combat misinformation, police quickly ruled out terrorism and revealed the suspect was a white British man.