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Liverpool parade vehicle attack
Paul Doyle, 54, has been jailed for 21 years and six months after driving his Ford Galaxy into crowds at Liverpool FC's victory parade on 26 May.
Reports vary, but well over 100 people were injured, with totals given between 'more than 100' and 134.
Doyle pleaded guilty to 31 offences, including causing and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving and affray, after dashcam and CCTV footage shown in court captured him shouting as the vehicle struck pedestrians.
Courtroom footage and victim statements described chaotic scenes with people knocked down, a pram hurled and bystanders shielding children.
The sentencing judge delivered a lengthy condemnation of Doyle's conduct as near-unimaginable and devastating for victims and their families.
Coverage Differences
Contradiction / Numbers reported
Sources differ on the number of people injured and how the scale is framed: some outlets use exact totals while others use broader phrases. This reflects variations in reporting emphasis rather than direct disagreement about the core facts.
Doyle attack and sentencing
Court documents and reporting list the formal offences Doyle admitted and the prosecution’s account of his intent.
He pleaded guilty to 31 offences, including dangerous driving, affray, 17 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, nine counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and three counts of wounding with intent.
Prosecutors said he used the vehicle as a weapon.
Sentencing coverage states the attack lasted roughly one to two minutes.
Doyle wept in court and told officers, 'I've just ruined my family's life.'
Coverage Differences
Tone and characterization of motive
Reports vary in how they present Doyle’s motive and background. Several outlets cite prosecutors saying he "lost his temper" or was "in a rage" and used the vehicle "as a weapon" (prosecutors' framing). The BBC additionally reports Doyle later claimed he acted out of "fear and panic," which the BBC contrasts with prosecutors' view that he carried out "calculated violence." These differences show some sources foreground prosecutorial language while others also note the defendant’s own statements.
Victim testimony and impact
Victims' testimony presented to the court described lasting physical and psychological harm.
Sky News reported that 78 people submitted victim statements describing frequent flashbacks, sleeplessness and anxiety.
Several outlets detailed traumatic images of a pram overturned and children struck.
Radio News Hub and the Irish Examiner highlighted that six-month-old Teddy Eveson was thrown about 15 feet in his pram.
BBC and other reports said the baby was uninjured despite initial fears.
GMA quoted a victim, Anna Bilonozhenko, who said she had lost the sense of safety she had hoped to find after the war, underlining the wider human impact.
Coverage Differences
Detail emphasis and victim naming
Outlets vary in which victim details they emphasize: Sky and The Independent stress the number of victim statements and psychological trauma (78 statements), Radio News Hub and Irish Examiner name and detail the six‑month‑old Teddy Eveson's ordeal, and GMA highlights an individual immigrant victim’s loss of safety. This shows differences in human-interest focus across source types.
Passerby intervention halts attack
Members of the public and at least one passerby intervened as the car drove through crowds.
Multiple outlets identify a man named Daniel or Dan Barr, described in reports as a former Royal Engineers soldier or ex-soldier, who climbed into Doyle's vehicle and helped stop it, with witnesses and the court praising his actions.
Coverage varies on the exact manoeuvre; some accounts say he entered through the rear door, others that he climbed into the back, put the car into park, or moved into the passenger seat.
All accounts credit his intervention with helping end the attack.
Coverage Differences
Variation in description of the intervention
Different sources give slightly different accounts of how the vehicle was stopped and Barr’s exact actions: Manchester Evening News details Barr "climbed into Doyle’s Ford Galaxy when a rear door opened" and helped stop it; Sky News says he climbed into the rear and put it into park; The Independent says he "climbed into the passenger seat, put the car into park and stopped it." These are minor narrative variations but consistent on the central fact that a member of the public intervened.
Media and legal responses
Judges, prosecutors and reporting sources framed the attack in strong terms, with some using phrases such as "inexplicable and undiluted fury" and "almost impossible to comprehend," or saying Doyle used the vehicle "as a weapon."
Coverage also notes legal follow-up for victims, with authorities and victim lawyers saying specialist support and rehabilitation would be provided in the months and years ahead, and many outlets praising emergency services and bystanders who helped at the scene.
Reporting styles vary between outlets that emphasize prosecutorial condemnation and those that also record Doyle’s own emotional displays and claims of panic.
Coverage Differences
Tone and emphasis in courtroom language
Different outlets highlight different judicial or prosecutorial phrases to convey severity: GMA quotes Judge Andrew Menary calling the act "almost impossible to comprehend," The Independent quotes the judge describing "inexplicable and undiluted fury," while Daily Mail and other outlets foreground prosecutors saying Doyle "used his vehicle as a weapon" and "lost his temper." BBC again balances these with Doyle's own statements from court. These choices shape readers' impression of culpability and severity.