Online Reporter
The 53-year-old man arrested by police over the Liverpool parade ramming has today been charged with seven offences including multiple counts of grievous bodily harm.
Paul Doyle, from West Derby on Merseyside, has been charged with one count of dangerous driving alongside two counts each of causing GBH with intent, wounding with intent to cause GBH and attempting to cause GBH with intent.
The former Royal Marine commando is married with three teenage children and lives in a smart £300 000, four-bedroomed detached property on a neat estate.
He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Mr Doyle was arrested after a Ford Galaxy people carrier ploughed through a crowd of fans in the city centre, leaving some 79 people injured, with 50 needing hospital treatment.
The youngest victim was just nine and the eldest 78 — with all victims believed to be British — it emerged today.
Police believe the car tailgated an ambulance racing to a heart attack victim before unleashing horror at the end of the Premier League champions’ open-topped bus celebrations.
Seven people remain in hospital but are said to be recovering. Several children were injured in the carnage. Merseyside Police assistant chief constable Jenny Sims told a press conference today: “As always, our thoughts remain with all of those injured and affected by this appalling incident, which took place during the Liverpool Football Club parade on Monday.
“As you have heard from our CPS colleagues, the man arrested by Merseyside Police following the incident on Water Street has now been charged with seven serious offences.
“I fully understand how this incident has left us all shocked and saddened, and I know many will continue to have concerns and questions.
“Our detectives are working tirelessly, with diligence and professionalism to seek the answer to all of those questions. When we are able to we will provide further information.’
Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS Mersey-Cheshire Sarah Hammond said the investigation was still ‘at an early stage’.
“Prosecutors and police are continuing to work at pace to review a huge volume of evidence,’ she said.
“This includes multiple pieces of video footage and numerous witness statements. It is important to ensure that every victim gets the justice they deserve.
“The charges will be kept under review as the investigation progresses.’
Ms Hammond warned criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and he has the right to a fair trial and said there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information or media online which could in any way prejudice the proceedings.
She said: “Please allow the legal process to take its course without undue speculation.’
When police arrived at Mr Doyle’s home soon after the horror, neighbours assumed the family had been victims of a burglary.
“It’s completely out of character,” one said. “They are a nice family, the boys are well behaved. He is a fantastic guy.
“He came over to help us once when our alarm went off. I know he did the same for our immediate neighbours, too.
“The family is lovely. The whole thing is so sad — for his wife and children and for all those people who were hurt and injured.”
Another local added that he was a “nice guy” and a “family man”. A family friend said it was “not the man we know”.
According to his LinkedIn, Mr Doyle served with the marines as a commando in the 1990s before reading psychology and maths at a Russell Group university — Online.
Londile Moyo