PARADE CARNAGE
Who is Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle?
The suspect is a dad-of-three and married to a teacher
AN EX-Royal Marine commando has been charged after the Liverpool parade smash which left 79 people injured.
Football fans were celebrating the team's Premier League win when a vehicle ploughed into crowds on Monday afternoon.
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Paul Doyle, who is from the West Derby area of Liverpool, was arrested after brave supporters attempted to smash the car windows when he appeared to stall.
The 53-year-old has now been charged with dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, wounding with intent to cause GBH and attempted GBH.
Doyle - a dad-of-three - was previously a Royal Marine commando but is now understood to be a businessman who ran a now-dissolved firm.
He has previously competed in triathlons and enjoyed luxury holidays.
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Neighbours in his quiet suburb claimed his wife only found out about the crash when she saw the car on the news.
Police have been outside his four-bedroom family home where he lives with his teacher wife and three children since Monday.
The carnage unfolded on Monday after thousands of Liverpool fans packed the streets to watch the title winners parade the Premier League trophy on an open-top bus.
It was the first time since 1990 that fans could celebrate a title win with a parade after their 2020 success came during the pandemic.
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But the festivities quickly turned to horror when a dark grey Ford Galaxy suddenly appeared in Water Street.
Merseyside Police confirmed the car had followed an ambulance beyond the cordon as medics were called to help a member of the public having a suspected heart attack.
Mobile phone footage showed it ploughing into the crowd as screams were heard.
It then came to a stop as fearless fans rushed over in a bid to drag the driver from the car.
But the vehicle then lurched forward again - sending pedestrians scattering before finally coming to a standstill.
Fire crews arrived to find four people trapped under the vehicle, including a child, and worked quickly to free them.
Around 79 people were rushed to hospital, with two - including a child - suffering serious injuries.
Police confirmed on Wednesday that seven remain in hospital in a stable condition.
Harry Rashid, 48, who was at the parade with his wife and two young daughters, said: “It happened about ten feet from us.
“We had no control over where we would be because the street was very narrow.
"The vehicle came to our right. It emerged from just right next to a parked ambulance.
“It pulled up from the right and rammed into all the people at the side of us. It was fast. The noise was terrifying.”
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Merseyside Police confirmed the horror was not being treated as terror-related and said the driver was a white British man.
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