UK man appears in court over Liverpool car collision that hurt dozens
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Police officers stand outside the entrance of the Liverpool Magistrates' Court on May 30.
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LIVERPOOL - A British man appeared in court on May 30 charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans
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 the morning of May 30 and confirmed his name, address and date of birth.
Prosecutor Philip Astbury told the court: “These charges arise from events around about 6pm on May 26... in the city centre.
“As significant crowds left the waterfront after the parade for the local football team, this defendant, says the (prosecution), drove deliberately at people among the crowd as they tried to leave the area.”
Doyle was remanded into custody ahead of a further hearing at Liverpool Crown Court later on May 30. He was not asked to enter a plea to any of the seven charges.
The incident took place in Liverpool’s packed city centre on the evening of May 26, as about a million people had come out to celebrate Liverpool’s title win and watch an open-top bus parade featuring the team and its staff with the trophy.
Police have said the incident, which left a total of 79 people injured, was isolated and not an act of terrorism. Seven people remained in hospital in a stable condition as at May 29. REUTERS
