Seven people who were victims of the attack are still in the hospital, police said in a ‘stable condition’; tragedy left 79 injured
The driver who ran over a crowd during the victory parade in the city of the same name on Monday was indicted with seven accusations, police said Thursday (29). Paul Doyle, 53, a living in Liverpool, will appear to the English City Court on Friday, after being accused, among others, to drive recklessly and cause serious injuries, local police spokeswoman Jenny Sims told a press conference. Monday’s tragedy, which shocked the United Kingdom, left 79 people injured, according to police. The Briton was initially arrested for “murder attempted” and “driving under the effects of drugs,” but police did not mention these accusations on Thursday. Doyle, the father of three, works in the IT sector and is a former naval lift who, according to his social networking accounts, participated in Triathlos, climbed Kilimanjaro and traveled to Japan, India and Fiji, The Times said.
Seven people injured in mass run over are still in the hospital, police said. They are in a “stable condition,” said the same source the day before. The first elements of the investigation indicated that Doyle followed an ambulance that opened passage in the crowd. Your vehicle was surrounded by furious people. He then revealed and accelerated, hitting people on both sides of the road. Police quickly dismissed the hypothesis of terrorist motivation. “Now that Paul Doyle has been accused, we ask that the legal process can continue without any online speculation or anywhere else that can prevent justice,” said Sims.
*With information from AFP
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