"I came out late on Monday night and there's police everywhere.

He is described as a local businessman and father of three who was previously in the Royal Marines, with the police investigation continuing ahead of Doyle appearing in court on Friday for an initial hearing.

Sarah Hammond, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service Mersey-Cheshire said: "The defendant will appear before Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday 30 May, 2025.

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"The investigation is at an early stage.

Prosecutors and police are continuing to work at pace to review a huge volume of evidence.

"As you have heard from our CPS colleagues, the man arrested by Merseyside Police following the incident on Water Street has now been charged with seven serious offences," Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims of Merseyside Police said.

"Paul Desmond Sanders Doyle, 53 years, of Burghill Road, West Derby has this afternoon been charged with 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; two counts of attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, all contrary to Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.

"He has been charged with one count of dangerous driving contrary to Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988

Doyle has been remanded into custody and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court in the morning."