12-year-old Nikitas was injured when Paul Doyle drove his car into crowds at the LFC parade in May

The mother of a young boy who was hurt when Paul Doyle drove his car into crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade in May has said she was "shocked and relieved" when the 54-year-old changed his plea to guilty ahead of a planned trial on Wednesday.

Doyle, of Burghill Road in West Derby , was set to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court before he suddenly pleaded guilty to all 31 charges, admitting ploughing his Ford Galaxy into crowds of pedestrians in Water Street shortly after 6pm on Monday May 26 during the Reds' Premier League victory parade.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it was an "act of calculated violence" when the father-of-three and former Royal Marine drove into the

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