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Liverpool Parade Driver Faces Sentencing as Court Hears He Intentionally Drove Into Crowd

Prosecutors say courtroom footage shows Paul Doyle using his car as a weapon to cause serious harm.

Overview

  • Sentencing began at Liverpool Crown Court, where dashcam and mobile videos were played as Paul Doyle wept in the dock.
  • Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC said Doyle "lost his temper" and intended serious harm, with audio capturing him shouting expletives at pedestrians.
  • The incident injured 134 people with 50 hospitalised, and the 31 admitted offences relate to 29 victims aged from six months to 77 years.
  • A bystander, named in court as Daniel Barr, jumped into the Ford Galaxy and shifted it into park before police arrested Doyle, who told officers, "I've just ruined my family's life."
  • Judge Andrew Menary has signalled a lengthy prison term is likely, and the hearings continue Tuesday, with police stressing the case is not terrorism.