A former British Marine is accused of driving into a crowd of Liverpool Football Club fans as they celebrate their Premier League title win.
According to United Kingdom media reports, Paul Doyle made a brief appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning and read out his personal information.
After a dark Ford Galaxy crashed into Liverpool Football Club supporters attending a parade in the city center to celebrate the club’s Premier League victory, Doyle, 53, is facing seven charges, including dangerous driving and grievous bodily harm with intent, which carry a maximum life sentence if found guilty.
No deaths were reported in the incident, which injured 79 people, all between the ages of 9 and 78.
Seven people are still receiving medical attention, according to Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims on Thursday.
Local media reports that Doyle, a businessman with three teenage children, resides in a Liverpool suburb.
Following a “complex and ongoing investigation,” according to Crown Prosecution Service’s 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 receive the justice they deserve, she continued.
In an effort to stop the spread of misinformation online, Merseyside Police quickly determined that the suspect was a white British man and quickly ruled out potential terrorism as the cause of the collision.
Source: Aljazeera
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