Staring into the eyes of Paul Doyle as he first staggered into a courtroom days after he ploughed into the Liverpool parade felt like staring into the abyss of despair. I have seen some guilty, haunted souls stood in docks over the years - such as baby-killing nurse Lucy Letby being told she faced life behind bars.

But never have I seen a defendant so completely broken, grasping the enormity of how their life will never be the same again as ex-Royal Marine Commando Paul Doyle . At first it looked like someone who had been sleeping on the streets and caught in the grip of illegal drugs had been hauled before District Judge Paul Healey at Court 3-3 at Liverpool ’s Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts.

Liverpool parade crash driver Paul Doyle mugshot released as he pleads guilty

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