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UnknownA man accused of deliberately driving into a crowd of fans at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade has been charged with 24 new offences, including assault against two babies.
Paul Doyle appeared at Liverpool Crown Court over video-link from prison and became tearful as he was asked to confirm his identity.
He was due to enter pleas to the seven counts he originally faced over the incident in May, but the court heard prosecutors had introduced 24 new counts to the indictment – a legal term for list of charges he faces.
Mr Doyle, of West Derby in Liverpool, was not asked to enter pleas to any charges after his barrister, Simon Csoka KC, asked for more time to consider the new counts.
The court heard 23 of the new charges reflected injuries to victims, while one was a count of affray.
Five of the new victims are children aged between six months and 17-years-old, the court heard, while two children were included in the original set of charges.
More than 130 people were injured when a Ford Galaxy car ploughed into a crowd on Water Street, in Liverpool city centre, on the evening of 26 May.
