The driver who rushed into the crowd during the accused parade for « serious voluntary injuries » – Liberation

The motorist who rushed into the crowd, in the evening, on Monday, May 29, during the parade celebrating the victory of Liverpool in the England championship, was charged seven counts were selected against him, the police, in particular dangerous driving and serious voluntary injuries, said the representative of the Liverpool Jenny Sims police.

Paul Doyle, a 53 -year -old Briton, was initially placed in police custody for « attempted murder » and « conducted under the influence of drugs », But the police did not mention it on Thursday during the statement of the charges. The man, who injured 79 people, aged 9 to 78, seven of whom are still hospitalized, will compare to the Liverpool court on Friday.

Father of three boys, Doyle works in computer science and is a former navy. His social networks report an appetite for triathlon and mountaineering, and a taste for the trips that led him to Japan, India and the Fiji Islands. He had been arrested shortly after hitting the crowd gathered in the center of the city in the northwest of England, which celebrated the Reds’ victory in the Premier League.

According to the first elements of the investigation, he followed an ambulance which made a pass in the crowd. His car was surrounded by angry people. He then fell and accelerated hitting people on both sides of the street. Police had quickly excluded the terrorist track, And extended his police custody time to question him. « Now that Paul Doyle has been charged, we ask that the legal proceedings can continue without any online speculation or elsewhere which could hinder justice »asked Jenny Sims on Thursday.