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Man accused of crashing into crowd at Liverpool FC parade named and charged by police

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Updated 19:26 29 May 2025 GMT+1Published 17:28 29 May 2025 GMT+1

Man accused of crashing into crowd at Liverpool FC parade named and charged by police

Police have named their suspect

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

Police have named the suspect in the incident where a car crashed into a crowd of people in Liverpool as Paul Doyle.

He has been charged with one count of dangerous driving, two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and two counts of attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

The suspect will appear before Liverpool Magistrate's Court tomorrow (30 May).

Sarah Hammond, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said that the 53-year-old man was from the West Derby area of Liverpool.

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Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims confirmed that the total number of people injured when a car was driven into crowds of people in Liverpool on Monday (26 May) was 79, and that seven people are still in hospital.

Police have named their suspect as Paul Doyle, he has been charged (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Police have named their suspect as Paul Doyle, he has been charged (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

She explained that detectives are continuing to investigate the case and will provide further information when they are able to do so.

Merseyside Police is reviewing a 'huge volume' of footage captured from CCTV and people's phones, and Sims said officers were 'extremely grateful' for all of the public cooperation following the incident.

At around 6pm on 26 May, while Liverpool FC's title parade was making its way through the city streets, a car was driven into a crowd of people on Water Street.

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Emergency services rushed onto the scene and detained a 53-year-old white, British man who they believed to have been driving the car.

A number of people were taken to hospital, some of them described as being 'seriously injured'.

A man has been arrested, charged and named (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
A man has been arrested, charged and named (PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Speaking at a press conference in Liverpool today (29 May), Hammond said: "The investigation is at an early stage. Prosecutors and police are continuing to work at pace to review a huge volume of evidence.

"This includes multiple pieces of video footage and numerous witness statements. It is important to ensure every victim gets the justice they deserve.

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"The charges will be kept under review as the investigation progresses.

"We know Monday’s shocking scenes reverberated around the city of Liverpool, and the entire country, on what should have been a day of celebration for hundreds of thousands of Liverpool FC supporters. Our thoughts remain with all those affected.

"Criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and he has the right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information or media online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.

"Please allow the legal process to take its course without undue speculation."

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Topics: UK News, Crime, Liverpool

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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