Khaberni - A Liverpool court sentenced former Royal Marine Paul Doyle to 21 years and six months in prison after convicting him of running over dozens of Liverpool Football Club fans during their celebration of the Premier League title.
The verdict was issued after he admitted to a total of 31 criminal charges related to the incident that happened in the city on May 26th last year.
In November last year, Doyle pled guilty to 31 charges, nine of which involved inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, and 17 charges of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm.
Prosecutors said Doyle (54 years old) drove his car towards the crowd of fans, hitting adults and children, knocking them down or dragging them under his vehicle, simply because he lost his temper.
Prosecutor Paul Greeney mentioned that Doyle was in "a completely overwhelming rage" when he injured 134 people, including 8 children, causing panic on a "day of joy".
Doyle drove his car through crowds of Liverpool fans during a celebratory parade, injuring 134 people, including children, and camera recordings showed he acted out of unjustified anger.
Merseyside police regarded it as a "miracle" that no one was killed, noting that Doyle used his car "as a weapon" in a moment of rage during the parade.
Doyle was briefly a member of the Royal Marines in the early nineties before being discharged after several convictions for violence, but the prosecution stated that by the time of the incident, he was a "family man" who had changed his life.
