by Democrat reporter
Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle has been jailed for 21 years and six months, after deliberately driving his car into 134 football fans during a two-minute anger-fuelled rampage.
The 54-year-old wept in the dock as he was sentenced, after a two-day hearing which saw 78 of his victims recall being left with “flashbacks” and “emotional and physical injuries”.
The former Royal Marine had driven his two-tonne Ford Galaxy vehicle through the crowds in a “rage”, after his “anger had completely taken hold of him”. Horrifying dashcam footage was displayed to the court with the defendant heard shouting “move”, “f****** p*****” and “get out the f****** way”.
A “hero” ex-soldier Daniel Barr managed to bring the vehicle to a stop by climbing into the passenger seat and putting the gearstick into park, preventing further injuries.
Upon being arrested, Doyle told officers in the back of a police van: “I’ve just ruined my family’s life.”
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Doyle had previous convictions for violence, which included biting a man’s ear during a drunken brawl, and a fight within a nightclub.
Doyle previously pleaded guilty to 31 offences relating to seriously injuring people during the victory parade in May.