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The former Royal Marine who drove his car into a crowd of Liverpool FC fans faces 'a tough time' behind bars as he begins a 21 year sentence in jail, according to experts.
Paul Doyle, who ploughed into crowds celebrating Liverpool FC's title win in May, told police that he 'panicked' and drove the car into the crowds out of fear for his own life.
But the truth, captured on his own dashcam and in CCTV footage, shows that the 54-year-old lost his temper and deliberately drove his car as a 'weapon' in a fit of rage.
The haunting video, from inside the Ford Galaxy, captured audio and visuals as he swerved into fans making their way back from the city's waterfront after the celebration.
Once in Dale Street - which was open to traffic but busy with supporters - Doyle could be heard saying 'f***ing p****s' as pedestrians pulled their children out of the way of his car to stop them being hit.
The view through his windscreen showed him approach a line of cars waiting to turn right off the road before it becomes Water Street.
Doyle then swerved away from the traffic and into the left lane, which was closed as hundreds of fans were making their way back from the celebrations.
He could be heard shouting and screaming 'move', 'f***ing p****s' and 'get out the f***ing way' as shocked members of the public tried to jump out of the way of his car.
The footage showed the windscreen smash after a man landed on it. Others could be seen on the bonnet of the car as Doyle continued to drive and people appear to go under the vehicle.
Doyle, a married father-of-three, wept in the dock as the dashcam footage was shown.
Paul Doyle admitted driving his car into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade
Pictured: Paul Doyle was seen driving through terrified fans in Liverpool on May 26, 2025
Police at the scene in Water Street near the Liver Building in Liverpool after the incident in May
He showed no emotion as he was handed the sentence at the end of his two-day sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court earlier this week.
Prior to sentencing, Doyle had been treated as a Category A inmate - those who are deemed to pose the most danger to the public - but experts believe he will likely be downgraded to Category B to carry out his time behind bars.
Criminologist and psychologist Alex Izsatt told The Mirror he 'may start in a high security prison, and be moved at a later date, depending on good behaviour'.
She added: 'It's likely he will face a tough time from other inmates due to the range of victims as well as the fact he drove into football fans'.
Several witnesses have come forward during and after the trial to describe the horrific scenes on the day.
Mike Blair, 30, and his mother, Debbie, 55, said they feared they were caught up in a terror attack, and described how they heard Doyle 'drop a gear' before his car 'flew past' and everyone starting 'screaming.'
Mrs Blair said her 'hero' son pushed her out of the way and saved her life, before running to help those trapped under the wheels.
'I ran to the car,' Mr Blair said. 'There was a few of us. We saw people underneath so we tried lifting it. One guy got pulled out.
'There were just bodies everywhere. It was just crazy, absolutely crazy.'
Debbie (pictured left) and Mike Blair (right) thought they were caught up in a terror attack when Paul Doyle ploughed into crowds at the Liverpool FC parade
Forensic officers at the scene in Liverpool in May after Doyle ploughed his car into the crowd
'There were just people screaming,' Mrs Blair, a grandmother-of-three, added.
'Next minute we saw people flying up in the air, shoes and everything. The car was heading right towards me and Mike pushed me out of the way.
'He just went, 'We've got to stop the car, there's kids, families', and he ran at the car and people around us followed him.
'It was horrendous. People just running and screaming. It was very, very strange, so surreal.
'You didn't know what was going to happen, whether (there would be) an explosion or whatever. It was hard, very hard.'
It wasn't until some time after the attack that Mr Blair realised he too had been hurt.
He was treated by paramedics with other injured fans in Mowgli, an Indian restaurant at the top of Water Street.
Mrs Blair described dashcam footage from Doyle's car as 'mind-blowing' and said it was proof he drove deliberately at supporters and intended to cause them harm.
'When you see what mood (he was in) and that he's obviously done it deliberately, that's going to really blow a lot of people's minds,' she added.
'Something like that doesn't happen. You can deal with it being an accident, or if he's had a breakdown or something but not deliberate. That's going to affect a lot of people.'
During the trial, the court heard the harrowing accounts of victims, including that of a 12-year-old boy who was at the parade with his mother.
'It started off as the best day ever, I was so excited to see my heroes go past on the open top bus and the party atmosphere was amazing, but soon the day changed to the worst day of my life,' the 12-year-old said.
'I found myself on the floor having been hit by a car I did not see coming, I have never felt so scared before in my life.
'I was split up from my mum, I felt lost, confused, didn't know what was happening to me or why.'
Court artist's sketch of prosecution counsel Paul Greaney KC as Doyle wipes away tears
Police officers are seen covering an area with an inflatable tent to preserve evidence
The boy, who cannot be identified, now has 'a fear of crowded places' and gets 'very anxious when crossing roads'.
'I get a fright when I hear a car horn or the revving or noise of a speeding car.'
He added: 'I often replay the incident in my head, I don't know why I do this, maybe it's to try and make some sense of what happened, but nothing makes sense which frustrates me.
'My mum has been so supportive, but I feel really upset when I see my mum crying.
'I don't understand why the man in the car has done this to me and my mum.'
Anna Bilonozhenko, 43, was in Liverpool watching the parade with her daughter Sasha, 22, after fleeing the war in their native Ukraine.
She had hoped the celebrations would 'lift our spirits and bring a bit of light back into our lives' following a bereavement, Mrs Bilonozhenko said.
Instead she has been left with 'constant physical pain' after needing a metal plate and screws inserted for treatment on a broken knee.
'We came to this country because of the war in our homeland, hoping to finally feel safe,' she said.
'At first, we did. But now that feeling has been taken away.
'Realising that is deeply painful – it feels like losing our safety all over again.'
Sheree Aldridge, 37, who saw her six-month-old son Teddy being flung through the air in his pram, said was convinced he was dead – 'mercifully' he was unhurt.
'I thought my children would grow up without a mother,' she said.
She spent 18 days in hospital and had to learn learnt to walk again using a frame, and felt 'disgusting, disfigured and broken'.
'All we wanted was to celebrate,' she said.
'Instead, we were left broken.'
Police officers investigate the scene of an incident in Water Street, at the end of the open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool's Premier League title win on May 26 this year
John Davey, 31, was left with spinal fractures in three places which has caused 'relentless' pain, day and night, meaning he can no longer work.
'I cannot sleep — I lie awake for hours, haunted by memories of that day,' he said.
'I cannot see a future without pain, without stress, without anxiety.
'This incident has stolen my independence, my happiness, and my peace of mind.'
Alan Spain, 26, said he had been watching Liverpool play since he was six.
But matches are now 'tainted' because seeing fans clad in red makes him feel like he's back at the scene of the attack.
'Every time Liverpool score and I see the fans in the Kop jump and cheer and celebrate, I end up on Water Street,' he said.
'Because that's what the crowd were doing.
'Everyone was cheering and celebrating, and everyone was in a joyous mood. Everyone was there to have fun.
'And that was ruined.'