Liverpool, England – E no dey easy to celebrate when wahala go come spoil am, but na wetin happen for Liverpool FC victory parade wey happen on May 26, 2025. Paul Doyle, a 54-year-old man, don enter guilty plea for 31 serious charges after e drive im car into crowd of fans, injuring over 130 people, including small pikin of six months old.
Na so wey dem dey call am ‘calculated violence’ as him forsake joy for pure madness. The man, wey decide say e go switch him plea on the second day of trial, don admit to 17 dangerous driving charges, plus 9 for grievous bodily harm, and 3 for wounding. Last-last, him don accept say na him make everybody dey face this serious matter.
As the gallant Liverpool supporters dey celebrate their Premier League victory, Paul, wey be former Royal Marine, don turn joy to crying as him crash im Ford Galaxy Titanium into more than 100 innocent fans. People ehn, nobody even collect new car, so why him go drive like say road no get any human being? (Chai! Some people no go learn lessons o!)
Prosecutors don describe wetin Paul do as ‘act of desperation’. Sarah Hammond wey be chief crown prosecutor talk say, “this no be small mad action but a well-thought choice wey spoil the beautiful moment.” If no be luck, many people fit don die that day, but thank God say dem just sustain injuries.
On top the hearing, Paul dey shed tears like small pikin as e dey face reality of him choice. As e don change him mind, Judge Andrew Menary KC don already warn am say, “You gats prepare for prison matter, as e no fit dey soft for such serious matter.”
Liverpool FC don also release statement wey gree say dem hope say the conviction go bring some peace to the victims and everybody wey suffer from this bad incident. Dem don thank all the emergency services, including police, ambulance, and fire service, wey come rush help that day. True true, sometimes na hero wey no wear cape dem be!
As the judge dey prepare for sentence wey go happen on December 15 and 16, one thing we gats know be say, Paul don open one serious prison chapter wey we no sabi how e go end. Just like dat, celebration turn to serious wahala, all because wetin one man decide to do. Na so life be sometimes.
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