Victims of liverpool parade named for first time

THE COMPLAINANTS INCLUDE AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN AND TWO WOMEN AGED 66 AND 77 16:30, 03 Jun 2025 Two men and two women who were injured during Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade have

been named after a judge lifted reporting restrictions concerning their identities. A total of 109 pedestrians, ranging from children aged as young as nine to a 78-year-old, were injured

when a car was driven into crowds of fans during last week’s Premier League title celebrations in Liverpool city centre. Fifty of these required hospital treatment after being struck by a

Ford Galaxy on Water Street shortly after 6pm on Monday, May 26. Four remained as inpatients as of yesterday evening, Monday. Paul Doyle, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has since been

charged with a series of alleged offences in relation to the incident. He has been accused of two counts of wounding with intent, two charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm, two of

attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. The 53-year-old appeared before both Liverpool Magistrates’ Court and Liverpool Crown Court on Friday in order to face these

charges. Article continues below His case was brought back before the latter court this afternoon, Tuesday, for the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC to consider lifting

reporting restrictions which had been imposed on the identities of the six complainants. Doyle was not present during the hearing, either in the dock or via video link, having been excused

from attending on the last occasion. Restrictions preventing the media from reporting the names of the casualties, their addresses, places of work, schools, pictures or any other information

which could lead to their identities being revealed were imposed by District Judge Paul Healey in the magistrates’ court last week. An order under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and

Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which protects the identity of the two boys, aged 11 and 17, who were named as complainants, has not been challenged by the media and will remain in place

indefinitely. However, reporting restrictions under Section 46 of the same act, which prevented the four adult casualties from being identified, were opposed. And Judge Menary ruled the

reporting restrictions should be lifted after hearing submissions from Philip Astbury, prosecuting, and Gavin Millar KC, who was instructed to make representations on behalf of the BBC, ITN,

Sky, Associated Newspapers Ltd, Guardian News and Media, and the Telegraph Media Group. Article continues below The four complainants in question can therefore be named as 18-year-old Ethan

Gillard, 52-year-old Simon Nash, 66-year-old Christine Seeckts and 77-year-old Susan Passey. Doyle is due to face a three to four week trial before the same court on November 24 this year.

He has been remanded into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing on August 14.