Police get more time to question Liverpool parade suspect

Police person been fixed other clip to mobility a man arrested connected suspicion of attempted execution aft a car ploughed into shot fans during Liverpool's Premier League triumph parade.

Seven group stay successful infirmary from a full of 79 casualties struck by nan Ford Galaxy connected Water Street successful nan metropolis centre soon aft 18:00 BST connected Monday.

Merseyside Police said it had been fixed much clip to mobility a 53-year-old man from West Derby, who was besides detained connected suspicion of vulnerable driving and driving while unfit done drugs.

The unit said nan car had followed an ambulance done a roadworthy block, which had been lifted to let medics to scope personification having a suspected bosom attack.

Under laws astir nan detention of suspects, constabulary forces tin support a personification successful custody for 24 hours without charge, while a elder serviceman of astatine slightest superintendent rank tin motion disconnected connected an first 12-hour extension.

After that, an exertion tin beryllium made to a magistrates' tribunal for further 12-hour extensions to a maximum of 96 hours - aliases 14 days if nan offence is coercion related.

Within 2 hours of nan suspect's arrest, nan unit confirmed he was a "white British male" and said nan incident was not being treated arsenic panic related.

On Thursday 54-year-old Peter Cunningham, from Huyton successful Merseyside, spoke retired aft his image was circulated connected societal media by group falsely claiming he was nan suspect.

"I'm successful activity - nan constabulary request to springiness nan sanction retired because I'm getting accused", he told nan BBC.

Merseyside Police urged group not to estimate and reiterated that nan only fishy successful custody was a 53-year-old man from nan West Derby area of Liverpool.

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Water Street reopened earlier aft cordon was lifted and nan aftermath of nan parade and nan incident was cleaned up overnight.

One survivor, Daniel Eveson from Telford successful Shropshire, said his partner was dragged nether nan wheels of nan car and his babe son's pram was tossed down nan street.

"I saw a man connected nan bonnet and nan remainder was conscionable chaos," he told BBC Radio Shropshire.

"It was difficult because I didn't cognize wherever anyone was aliases what to do," he said.

"A batch of group were angry and I saw nan car getting smashed."

Mr Eveson was capable to find his son, who was unharmed, and time off him successful a edifice arsenic he went backmost to hunt for his partner.

Their babe was now arsenic "good arsenic gold", he said, while his partner remained successful infirmary and was waiting to perceive whether she could return home.

"It was nan time it was meant to beryllium to commencement disconnected with, it was perfect," he said, but added "under nan oversea of chaos it changed to nan worst time of my life".

Det Supt Rachel Wilson said connected Thursday: "I'm pleased to opportunity nan number of group successful infirmary is reducing arsenic they proceed to retrieve from nan atrocious incident.

"We proceed to support those still receiving curen and arsenic portion of our ongoing enquiries we are identifying much group who were injured."

She said detectives were making "significant progress" successful establishing nan afloat circumstances that led to what happened.

Officers are carrying retired a trawl of CCTV inquiries crossed nan metropolis to found nan movements of nan Ford Galaxy earlier nan incident took place.

Some flowers and cards pinch good wishes person been near arsenic a reminder of nan events which unfolded.

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed nan metropolis centre connected Bank Holiday Monday and lined nan 10-mile (16km) parade way arsenic nan Reds celebrated winning their 2nd Premier League crown and 20th top-flight convention title.