Man appears in court over Liverpool parade incident that hurt dozens


A British man appeared in court on Friday charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during this week’s victory parade.

Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, is charged with seven offences including dangerous driving and two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The 53-year-old appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning and confirmed his name, address and date of birth before the case was briefly adjourned.

The incident took place in Liverpool’s packed city centre on Monday evening, as around a million people had come out to celebrate Liverpool’s Premier League win and watch an open-top bus parade the team and its staff with the trophy.



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