The UK driver accused of mowing down dozens of Liverpool FC soccer followers at a championship parade was near tears as he confronted court docket for the primary time Friday — because it was revealed he’s a former Royal Marine and a dad of three.
Paul Doyle, 53, was charged with a number of counts of inflicting grievous bodily hurt after he allegedly rammed into the large crowd celebrating the soccer staff’s Premier League title win on Monday.
Sporting a black swimsuit, white shirt and grey tie, the suburban dad seemed emotional as he spoke solely to substantiate his title, handle and beginning date throughout a quick listening to in Liverpool Magistrates’ Court docket.
If convicted, Doyle faces a most sentence of life in jail if he’s convicted.
Doyle served within the Royal Marines for 4 years within the early 90s, and neighbors describe him as a “regular” and “well-balance” middle-class father who now owns his personal enterprise, in keeping with the Telegraph.
The terrifying caught-on-camera ordeal left 79 individuals injured, police stated.
The costs are tied to 4 adults and two kids who had been injured.
The town had been celebrating Liverpool’s record-tying twentieth title when Doyle turned down a avenue stuffed with followers by allegedly following an ambulance by means of a roadblock.
Horrifying footage confirmed the automobile putting and throwing an individual wrapped in a crimson Liverpool flag into the air — earlier than swerving right into a sea of individuals.
