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Liverpool Parade Car Attacker Sentenced to 21 Years and Six Months

Judge Andrew Menary said Paul Doyle acted in a rage and used his car as a weapon, with CCTV and in‑car footage showing him shouting at pedestrians before driving into the crowd.

Overview

  • Liverpool Crown Court handed down the sentence on December 16 after a multi-day hearing examining the May incident.
  • The attack occurred during Liverpool FC’s victory parade on May 26 and injured 134 people, about 50 of whom were hospitalized, according to police.
  • Prosecutor Paul Greaney said Doyle intended to cause serious injury and described his conduct as an “access of rage” as he forced his way through supporters.
  • Doyle, 54, was arrested at the scene and told police he had ruined his family’s life, and he sobbed in court during sentencing.
  • An ex-soldier, Daniel Barr, helped stop the car by shifting it into park, and investigators ruled out a terrorism motive.