Liverpool title parade: Paul Doyle, 53, charged with seven serious offences

A test date has been established for the alleged driver of a car that plowed in a crowd at Liverpool's Premier League Victory Parade.

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared on Friday afternoon at Liverpool Crown Court accused of seven offenses after the incident on Water Street in the city center on Monday, resulting in 79 people who were injured.

Doyle, from the West Derby area of ​​Liverpool, is accused of:

Doyle only spoke to confirm his name and date of birth during the hearing before he was taken into custody on August 14.

Recorder of Liverpool -judge Andrew Menary has established a provisional test date for 24 November and said that the case would be expected to take three to four weeks.

Earlier in the day, Doyle was published on the Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

The charges relate to six victims, including two children. Reporting limitations that prevent the victims from being identified were made by the judge.

According to the dangerous ranking, Doyle drove a Ford Galaxy Titanium dangerous on roads between his home address and Water Street.

Doyle made no indications of supplications after the charges had been read to the court.

He stood with his hands and nodded when he was taken into custody.

Philip Astbury, persecution, said to the court: “This is very much a continuous investigation. There are many witnesses that need to be interviewed and to analyze a lot of CCTV.”

A total of 79 people were injured in the incident on Water Street in the city center just after 6 pm on Monday, with the age of the victims ranging from nine to 78 years old.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that the charges would be kept “in revision as the investigation progresses”.

In a statement issued to reporters on Thursday, Chief Crown's public prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, Sarah Hammond,: “The investigation is at an early stage.

“Officers of Justice and Police continue to work in pace to revise a huge volume of evidence.

“This includes several pieces of video images and numerous witness statements.

“It is important to ensure that every victim gets the righteousness they deserve.”

During the press conference, assistant -head commissioner of the Merseyside police, Jenny Sims, added: “I fully understand how this incident has made us all shocked and sad, and I know that many will continue to worry and questions.

“Our detectives work tirelessly, with zeal and professionalism, to look for the answer to all those questions. If we can, we will provide more information.”

More than 50 people were treated in different hospitals and seven people stayed there in a stable state on Wednesday.

The assistant chef Constable added: “I would encourage everyone who has not yet contacted the police who may have relevant information to come forward and contact us.

“As always, my thoughts stay with victims and everyone had influence.”

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