Paul Doyle, the author of the attack last May against a group of supporters of the English club Liverpool, during which 134 people were injured, was sentenced this Tuesday to 21 years and six months in prison, ordered a court in this city.
Doyle, 54, a former Marine, declared himself guilty last November, of the attack on May 26, when he rammed his car into several supporters of the football club who were celebrating Liverpool’s victory in the Premier League.
At trial, Doyle was charged with 31 serious crimes committed against several people gathered in the city center. Sentencing judge Andrew Menary said the chaos Doyle unleashed “was caused solely by his driving” and “his actions caused horror and devastation on a scale never before seen by this court.”
“For no other reason than impatience and arrogance, Their entry into town was dangerous. “In bad weather, you repeatedly overtook other vehicles, took risks on the road by going too fast and turned on traffic lights at an intersection,” explained the magistrate to argue the judgment. The judge insisted that the way Doyle drove his vehicle was “aggressive and dangerous”.
“Persistence and disregard for human life”
As part of the investigation into the attack, Police ruled out ideological motivations and put the number of victims of the attack at 134.with injuries of varying degrees, including minors.
Although it was initially suspected that he was driving drunk, the prosecution considered it a case of “deliberate actions” motivated by frustration.
The judge added that it is “impossible to understand how any sane person could act as you did.” “Crushing a crowd of pedestrians with so many ppersistence and contempt because human life defies common understanding,” he said.
Mersey-Cheshire Chief District Prosecutor Sarah Hammond said in a statement last month that (Doyle’s) “guilty” plea meant a measure of justice in the face of an act that caused pain unimaginable on what should have been a day of celebration.
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