Vincent McAviney: UK/Europe Correspondent on police name the man charged in relation to a car crash during the Liverpool parade

British Police are still asking the public not to speculate as to why a 53-year-old businessman drove his car into a massive crowd of people in Liverpool.

Seventy nine people - among those celebrating Liverpool Football Club's league title - were hurt; seven remain in hospital.

Paul Doyle faces six charges related to grievous bodily harm, and one of dangerous driving.

He'll first appear in court this weekend.

Doyle is a former Royal Marine, believed to have served in the 90s.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Vincon Mecabinnie is our UK. You're correspondent. Lots to talk
about this morning, Vincent. We may have, well, at least
the Israelis like the look of this deal from the
UIs Hamas still studying it.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, that's right. I mean, this conflict is obviously in
a devastating stage. This week in Gaza, we've seen those
scenes desperation, people trying to access the food aid. We've
seen yet more bombing and death. The US envoy, who
is a longtime friend of Donald Trump, no diplomatic experiences,
a sort of New York property developer, Steve Whitcoff. He

(00:33):
seems to think that there's some optimism around this deal
between Israel and Hamas. But it has to be said that,
you know, whilst Israel it is saying that it is
very much trying to get back into Donald Trump's good books.
There has been a bit of a fraudoire between Jerusalem
and Washington d C. But so far no word from
the Palestinian side, so I wouldn't expect anything too imminently.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
What about this Liverpool kresh driver, we're learning more about
him this morning. What do we know?

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, in the past hour here police have given a
press conference and said that he is fifty three year
old businessman Paul Doyle from Liverpool. He has been charged
with seven offenses after that horrific car crash at the
Liverpool Football Club parade on Monday. Those are charges which
he will have to face or sort of have to

(01:22):
first appearance and make of first appearance for at Liverpool
magstrates caught in the morning and there are two counts
of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause a GBH,
two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievously body harm,
other counts of dangerous striving. Those victims you know, several
of whom are still being treated in hospital for their injuries.

(01:43):
A total of seventy nine injured. Thankfully no one was killed.
This case though, has really shocked Britain and tomorrow we
will see what he has to say for himself.

Speaker 3 (01:53):
All right. Appreciate you time, Vice and make of any
UK europe correspondent for.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
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