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Liverpool Parade Crash Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to 31 Charges

The judge scheduled a three-to-four-week trial to start on 25 November.

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Paul Doyle, 53, charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a car ploughed into a crowd of soccer fans during this week's Liverpool FC's victory parade, appears at Liverpool Magistrates' Court in Liverpool, Britain, May 30, 2025, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Julia Quenzler/ File Photo
A seagull walks among the rubbish left on the ground at the scene of an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title, in central Liverpool, Britain, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/ File Photo
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Monday, May 26, 2025: Emergancy service vehicles and responders in Water Street after a car drove into supporters attending Liverpool's open-top bus parade through the city as the Reds celebrated winning the FA Premier League and becoming Champions of England for the 20th time. (Photo by Gary Oakley/Propaganda)

Overview

  • Paul Doyle, 53, entered not guilty pleas via video link from HMP Belmarsh at Liverpool Crown Court and remained in custody.
  • The indictment includes 18 counts of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, nine counts of GBH with intent, two counts of wounding with intent, dangerous driving and affray.
  • The charges relate to 29 complainants aged from six months to 77, and police say 134 people were injured during the 26 May incident on Water Street.
  • Judge Andrew Menary KC moved the start date from 24 to 25 November and set a pre-trial review for 27 October.
  • Prosecutors point to CCTV and witness evidence, including accounts that the Ford Galaxy followed an ambulance through a temporary road closure before entering the crowd.