Paul Desmond Doyle, a 53-year-old father-of-three and former Royal Marine, has been charged following a Liverpool parade crash that injured 79 people.

The incident occurred when a car ploughed into fans attending Liverpool’s Premier League victory celebration. A nine-year-old was among those injured when the car Doyle is alleged to have been driving crashed into supporters at 18:00 BST on Water Street.

Doyle faces multiple counts of causing, and attempting to cause unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent, as well as one of dangerous driving and two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent.

Seven people remain in hospital after the incident, and Doyle is set to appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Detectives are reviewing a “huge volume” of CCTV and mobile phone footage, including witness statements.

Chief Crown Prosecutor Sarah Hammond said the charges “will be kept under review” while the investigation progresses.

Mr Doyle has been charged with seven offences, which can be broken down into four groups: two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), two counts of causing unlawful and malicious GBH with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, two charges of attempted unlawful and malicious GBH with intent to cause GBH, and one count of dangerous driving. Police confirmed that the ages of those injured in the incident ranged from nine to 78.