Paul Doyle, the man who is being sentenced today for driving his car into more than 100 people in Liverpool, amassed a string of convictions before the horror incident
Paul Doyle, the man who being sentenced today for driving his car into more than 100 people in Liverpool during a Premier League victory parade, was previously convicted of biting a sailor’s ear off, it has emerged.
His violent past emerged during the trial today with the prosecution describing how he had “struck another person several times in the face with a clenched fist” on the 31st of October 1991 while he was in the Royal Marines and had bitten a sailor’s ear off in a fight.
The court also heard that, on the 2nd of February 1992, Doyle was convicted of using violence against his superior officer. He was discharged from the Royal Marines on 11th of January 1993.
Most shockingly, on the 3rd of November 1994, after his discharge, while serving for a short period in the Royal Marine Reserve, Doyle was again convicted of causing grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to a total of 12 months’ imprisonment.
“A search of the PNC reveals that the offences occurred on the 2nd of July 1993 and involved the defendant biting off the ear of another man in a fight. When interviewed by the police in connection with the current offences, the defendant explained that he had become involved in a drunken fight with sailors,” Mr Greaney told the court
Prosecutors said Doyle “used his car as a weapon” after he flew into “a rage” and drove into the crowd on Water Street in Liverpool city centre shortly after 6pm on Monday, May 26.
The 54-year-old, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has admitted a total of 31 charges. These include 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. The complainants in these matters were named as six-month-old Teddy Eveson, other boys and girls aged seven months, 10, 11, 13, as well as a number of adults.
The prosecution told the court yesterday that 78 people had taken the opportunity to write victim impact statements – with Doyle sat crying for much of the testimony.
