REQUESTS FOR VICTORY CELEBRATION CRASH DRIVER'S SENTENCE TO BE REVIEWED

THE sentence for former Marine Paul Doyle, the driver who ploughed through crowds at Liverpool FC's victory parade, will be considered by the Attorney General's Office after requests for it be reviewed as being too lenient.

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Doyle, 54, was jailed for 21 years and six months on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to 31 offences relating to the crash on May 26, when 134 supporters were injured as he drove into them on Water Street in the city centre.

Prosecutors said he “lost his temper” and dashcam footage played in court showed shocking moments when he drove directly at men, women and children, while swearing and shouting.

Yesterday, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said: "We have received several requests for Paul Doyle's sentence to be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.