Paul Doyle in court over Liverpool FC parade crash

Paul Doyle has appeared in court accused of driving his car into a crowd of people after Liverpool FC’s trophy parade.

The former Royal Marine, 53, faces seven charges including wounding with intent, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, attempting to cause GBH with intent and dangerous driving.

The charges relate to six victims, including two children, after a total of 79 people were injured in the city centre on Monday evening.

The father-of-three of Burghill Road in West Derby, Liverpool, was escorted into the dock at Liverpool Crown Court wearing a black suit, grey tie and white shirt.

Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said he would fix a provisional trial date of 24 November, with the case expected to last three to four weeks.

Philip Astbury, prosecuting, told Judge Menary the charges “as they stand may change”.

“This is an ongoing investigation and there are a great deal of witnesses to be interviewed and footage to be reviewed,” he said.

Damian Nolan, defending, said there would be no application for bail at the hearing.

Mr Doyle first appeared at a separate hearing in Liverpool Magistrates’ Court earlier, and appeared emotional as he spoke quietly only to confirm his date of birth and age.

For much of that hearing he sat in the dock listening to proceedings.

Mr Doyle was not asked to enter a plea before magistrates and at that hearing District Judge Paul Healey confirmed he had imposed a number of reporting restrictions.

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed the city centre on Bank Holiday Monday and lined the 10-mile (16km) parade route as Liverpool FC celebrated winning their second Premier League crown and 20th top-flight league title.

A pram carrying a baby boy was hit by a car and spun metres down the street after it was hit, but the child was not hurt.

A fundraising campaign set up for those affected by the incident has raised more than £30,000, including a £10,000 donation from ex-player Jamie Carragher’s charity foundation.