A 53-year-old British man who injured almost 80 individuals when his automobile rammed right into a crowd of Liverpool soccer followers celebrating their crew’s Premier League championship was charged Thursday with inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent, a prosecutor stated.
The person, Paul Doyle, was additionally charged with harmful driving and different costs, Prosecutor Sarah Hammond stated.
Police stated 79 individuals had been injured, with no less than 50 handled at hospitals. They ranged in age from 9 to 78. Seven individuals remained within the hospital in secure situation.
The town had been celebrating Liverpool’s record-tying twentieth title when the motive force turned down a road filled with followers and pleasure shortly turned to tragedy.
Police stated they believed Doyle dodged a street block by tailing an ambulance responding to a report of an individual in cardiac arrest.
Eyewitness video confirmed scenes of horror because the automobile struck and tossed an individual within the air who was draped in a Liverpool flag after which swerved right into a sea of individuals packed on the aspect of the street.
Merseyside Police stated the motive force was believed to have acted alone and they didn’t suspect terrorism.