As his trial for allegedly driving his car into crowds at the Premier League victory parade at Liverpool Football Club in May, which allegedly injured dozens of people, started on Tuesday.
As jurors sworn in to hear the case against Paul Doyle in northwest England, Paul Doyle held his head in his hands.
The 54-year-old entered not-guilty pleas to four newly amended counts while sporting a suit and glasses.
He denies 31 charges, including assault, driving dangerously, wounding with intent, and grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent.
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His trial, which will be heard by a jury of five women and seven men, is scheduled to last three to four weeks.
The jurors were informed by Judge Andrew Menary that they would return on Wednesday morning, the day the prosecution would start the case with a summary of their evidence.
Doyle, a suburb of Liverpool, is accused of striking people as they left the May 26 victory parade in honor of their victory.
When the Premier League season came to an end, the club had already won a record-equal 20th English top flight title.
In front of hundreds of thousands of spectators, the team’s players had paraded the trophy along the city’s waterfront.
Some of the city’s main thoroughfares had been made available for normal traffic so the parade could pass.
Scores injured
Prosecutors claimed that Doyle “drove deliberately at people” and “used his vehicle deliberately as a weapon” at his first hearing at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on May 30.
Doyle also showed emotion that day, shedding all tears as he sat in the dock.
Merseyside Police quickly determined that the incident wasn’t terrorist. However, it is still unclear what happened to the alleged attack.
According to the force, 134 people were hurt when Doyle, reportedly a former Royal Marine, allegedly drove his Ford Galaxy Titanium  into the crowds, including children, adults, and infants.
50 people needed hospital care, despite there being no fatalities.
When police cleared a path for a medical emergency, Doyle allegedly followed an ambulance down the deserted Water Street in his car.
One child and four other people were trapped beneath the vehicle, according to fire services at the time.
29 victims, eight of whom were children at the time, are named in the criminal charges. The youngest was six-months-old.
Some witnesses are reportedly preparing to testify from behind the scenes.
Following the incident that caused a day of joy to turn into a chaotic scene, Doyle, a father-of-three, has been in police custody since his arrest.
Source: Channels TV
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