"Paul Doyle, 54, deliberately drove his Ford Titanium Galaxy at football fans after tailgating an ambulance down a packed road that was closed to non-emergency service vehicles on 26 May. Footage showed people being thrown into the air as Doyle's car accelerated rapidly and erratically into the crowd. Onlookers had tried to remove him from the vehicle moments before the collisions."
"Merseyside police said 134 people were injured and more than 50 needed hospital treatment, including a number of children. The youngest victims were two babies aged six and seven months at the time. Doyle had denied 31 offences, including 17 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and nine of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but unexpectedly changed his pleas to guilty on Wednesday."
"Doyle, seated between two security officers, sobbed and hung his head in the dock as he entered the guilty pleas. The judge, Andrew Menary KC, interrupted the guilty pleas to tell Doyle he could sit down as he struggled to compose himself. The defendant sat with his head in his hands after entering all 31 pleas, a process that took eight minutes."
Paul Doyle deliberately drove his Ford Titanium Galaxy into crowds at a Liverpool FC victory parade on 26 May after tailgating an ambulance down a road closed to non-emergency vehicles. Footage showed people thrown into the air as the car accelerated rapidly and erratically. Merseyside Police reported 134 people injured and more than 50 needing hospital treatment, with victims aged from six months to 77 years. Doyle had initially denied 31 offences, including counts of attempting and causing grievous bodily harm, but changed all pleas to guilty on the first day of trial. Sentencing is scheduled for 15–16 December.
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