Overview
- Proceedings open at Liverpool Crown Court with a jury trial slated to run three to four weeks.
- Paul Doyle, 54, has pleaded not guilty to 31 offences, including causing and attempting to cause GBH with intent, wounding with intent, dangerous driving and affray.
- Prosecutors previously alleged he used his Ford Galaxy as a weapon on Water Street after following an ambulance through a cleared route.
- Merseyside Police say 134 people were injured and 50 required hospital treatment, with no fatalities, and the case is not being treated as terrorism.
- The indictment covers 29 named victims, at least six of them children, with the youngest aged six months at the time.