{"id":4149,"date":"2025-12-16T13:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=4149"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:21:03","slug":"liverpool-parade-attack-paul-doyle-sentenced-to-more-than-21-years-for-using-car-as-weapon-against-celebrating-crowd-live-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=4149","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live | Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><gu-island name=\"EnhancePinnedPost\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{}\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-r5tmyr\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" name=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"dcr-11n52fl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-1axsptg\">\n<article class=\"block dcr-1xlsn8h\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Doyle sentenced to 21 years and six months<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge has sentenced Paul Doyle to 21 years and six months in prison for his actions. 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He had deliberately driven his car at football fans after tailgating an ambulance down a packed road that was closed to non-emergency vehicles on 26 May.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;6a16cc6a-dba9-491d-96bb-554d61b50978&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Victims of Doyle wept as dashcam footage showed bodies spinning through the air as he accelerated into crowds while screaming: \u201cFucking hell, move!\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;773285e1-b4ac-4757-9f07-762d389e5cca&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Doyle was in Liverpool to collect a friend and his family from the celebrations, according to prosecutor Paul Greaney KC, who 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1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6941569f8f085301b168e88f\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge told Doyle: \u201cFor no reason other than impatience and arrogance, your driving into the city was routinely dangerous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIn poor weather conditions you repeatedly undertook other vehicles, took road hazards too quickly and drove through traffic lights at a junction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge said that on Dale Street Doyle\u2019s driving was \u201caggressive and dangerous\u201d, telling him: \u201cYou frightened pedestrians, leaning on your horn and shouting obscenities such as \u2018get out of the fucking way\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" 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class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge said the attempt by Doyle to blame his actions on some of the football supporters on the street were \u201cunfair\u201d and \u201cunfounded\u201d.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-694155c58f085301b168e87f&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-694155c58f085301b168e87f&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-694155c58f085301b168e87f#block-694155c58f085301b168e87f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2025-12-16T12:54:42.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-gb\" title=\"Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time\">12.54 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-694155698f085fc7033b48a1\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Judge says Doyle&#8217;s &#8216;disregard for human life defies ordinary understanding&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge told Doyle that his \u201cdisregard for human life defies ordinary understanding\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He told the defendant<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg><em>It is almost impossible to comprehend how any right-thinking person could act as you did.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To drive a vehicle into crowds of pedestrians with such persistence and disregard for human life defies ordinary understanding.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The judge added: \u201cYour actions caused horror and devastation on a scale not previously encountered by this court.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Judge says Doyle caused &#8216;scenes of devastation&#8217; as he &#8216;deliberately&#8217; drove into crowd<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In his sentencing remarks the judge said that Doyle drove \u201cdangerously\u201d into the city centre of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/liverpool\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Liverpool<\/a> during the football celebrations and \u201cdeliberately\u201d drove \u201cinto and over more than 100 pedestrians\u201d, using his vehicle in a way that transformed it into a \u201cweapon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYou made the conscious choice to drive past the cones and into the heart of the crowd,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe footage is truly shocking. It is difficult if not impossible to convey in words alone the scenes of devastation you caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIt shows you deliberately accelerating into groups of fans, time and time again.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6941546c8f085fc7033b4898&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6941546c8f085fc7033b4898&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6941546c8f085fc7033b4898#block-6941546c8f085fc7033b4898\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-694153958f085301b168e85e\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The sentencing judge describes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/liverpool\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Liverpool<\/a> parade as supposed to having been a day of celebration, but Doyle drove \u201cdangerously\u201d into the \u201cheart of the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIn a mere two minutes you used your vehicle in a manner that turned it into a weapon&#8230; deliberately driving into and over more than 100 pedestrians.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-694150448f085301b168e82e\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Paul Doyle&#8217;s lawyer says client is &#8216;appalled by own conduct&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Doyle, who pleaded guilty last month, is \u201cappalled by his own conduct\u201d, his barrister Simon Csoka continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His client that day had not left the house with the intention of driving into the crowd and causing harm \u2013 he had gone to the parade to help pick up a friend and his friend\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His sudden action to turn on the crowd was \u201cunexpected and incomprehensible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe spiralling effect of his conduct was utterly unexpected by him and utterly unexpected by all those who know him well.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-694150448f085301b168e82e&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-694150448f085301b168e82e&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 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He says his client accepts full responsibility for his crimes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/liverpool\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He is \u201chorrified\u201d and \u201cremorseful, ashamed and deeply sorry for all those who have suffered,\u201d Csoka said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cHe accepts full responsibility, he expects no sympathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69414f9e8f085301b168e81b&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69414f9e8f085301b168e81b&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69414f9e8f085301b168e81b#block-69414f9e8f085301b168e81b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-69414ba08f082866bf4aef79\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Prosecutor Greaney says that run of convictions in Doyle\u2019s early history would aggravate the seriousness of his offences in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/liverpool\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, he said the prosecution also recognised that in the 30 years between his prison release in 1995 and his actions in Liverpool in May, \u201cthe defendant had taken steps to live a positive and productive life.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>During that period, he was convicted of no offences. He went to university. He worked, including in positions of responsibility. He had a family.<\/p>\n<p>Those efforts to rehabilitate himself after a difficult early adulthood only serve to make more shocking &#8211; and tragic &#8211; what he did in Liverpool that day this May.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;uk-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/16\/liverpool-parade-paul-doyle-sentencing-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69414ba08f082866bf4aef79&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69414ba08f082866bf4aef79&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle sentenced to more than 21 years for using car as weapon against celebrating crowd \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Liverpool parade attack: Paul Doyle 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