Suspect appears in court over Liverpool parade crash

Paul Doyle has appeared successful tribunal accused of driving his car into a assemblage of radical aft Liverpool FC's trophy parade.

The erstwhile Royal Marine, 53, faces 7 charges including wounding with intent, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, attempting to origin GBH with intent and unsafe driving.

The charges subordinate to six victims, including 2 children, aft a full of 79 radical were injured successful the metropolis centre connected Monday evening.

The father-of-three of Burghill Road successful West Derby, Liverpool, was escorted into the dock astatine Liverpool Crown Court wearing a achromatic suit, grey necktie and achromatic shirt.

Mr Doyle was not asked to respond to the charges astatine the hearing, which lasted astir 45 minutes.

Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC told him: "The adjacent proceeding arsenic acold arsenic you are acrophobic is simply a plea and proceedings mentation proceeding listed for 12 August."

The justice said helium would hole a provisional proceedings day of 24 November, with the lawsuit expected to past 3 to 4 weeks.

He told the tribunal that reporting restrictions, introduced erstwhile Mr Doyle appeared earlier successful Liverpool Magistrates' Court, would stay successful place.

A further proceeding to sermon those restrictions, which Mr Doyle was told helium does not request to attend, has been scheduled to instrumentality spot connected Tuesday.

Philip Astbury, prosecuting, told Judge Menary the charges "as they basal whitethorn change".

"This is an ongoing probe and determination are a large woody of witnesses to beryllium interviewed and footage to beryllium reviewed," helium said.

Damian Nolan, defending, said determination would beryllium nary exertion for bail astatine the hearing.

Mr Doyle archetypal appeared astatine a abstracted proceeding successful Liverpool Magistrates' Court earlier, and appeared affectional arsenic helium spoke lone to corroborate his day of commencement and age.

For overmuch of that proceeding helium sat successful the dock listening to proceedings.

His lawsuit was listed for Liverpool Crown Court astir an hr aft the magistrates tribunal hearing, which is successful the aforesaid building.

This is not accustomed procedure, but courts volition sometimes fast-track hearings for precise precocious illustration oregon analyzable cases.

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed the metropolis centre connected Bank Holiday Monday and lined the 10-mile (16km) parade way arsenic Liverpool FC celebrated winning their 2nd Premier League crown and 20th top-flight league title.

A pram carrying a babe lad was deed by a car and spun metres down the thoroughfare aft it was hit, but the kid was not hurt.

A fundraising run acceptable up for those affected by the incidental has raised much than £30,000, including a £10,000 donation from ex-player Jamie Carragher's foundation foundation.