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Key events3m agoMan who drove into Liverpool FC parade due to be sentencedShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMan who drove into Liverpool FC parade due to be sentencedA driver who was said to have used a car as a “weapon” to plough through more than 100 people celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title win in May is due to be sentenced later today.Paul Doyle, 54, last month pleaded guilty to 31 offences against 21 adults and eight children.The father of three, of Croxteth, Liverpool, admitted to dangerous driving, affray, 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent and three counts of wounding with intent. He had previously denied the offences.Paul Greaney KC speaking as Paul Doyle wipes away tears as he appears at Liverpool crown court on 15 December 2025.

Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PAA number of victim impact statements were read during the first day of Doyle’s two-day sentencing hearing at Liverpool crown court on Monday, where victims spoke about their terror and injuries.More than 50 people needed hospital treatment, including a number of children, as Doyle’s Ford Galaxy struck more than 100 fans in just seven minutes. He had deliberately driven his car at football fans after tailgating an ambulance down a packed road that was closed to non-emergency vehicles on 26 May.Victims of Doyle wept as dashcam footage showed bodies spinning through the air as he accelerated into crowds while screaming: “Fucking hell, move!”Doyle was in Liverpool to collect a friend and his family from the celebrations, according to prosecutor Paul Greaney KC, who said: In a rage, he drove into the crowd, and when he did so, he intended to cause people within the crowd serious harm … He was prepared to cause those in the crowd, even children, serious harm if necessary to achieve his aim of getting through.

Further victim impact statements are expected this morning and Doyle is due to be sentenced later.