THE horrified wife of the Liverpool parade suspect was said to have only found out about the chaotic rampage when she saw her car on TV.
A 53-year-old suspect, a white British dad of three, remains in custody after cops were granted more time to quiz him.
The driver was filmed through the car window by onlookers
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Neighbours of the suspect said he was “quiet” and “didn’t go out partying”.
Yesterday a neighbour in the city’s West Derby suburb revealed the suspect’s wife’s shock “when she saw her car on the TV news”.
The neighbour added: “The wife is a really nice woman and they have children.
“No one can believe this has happened.
“She first realised when she saw it was her car on the telly, when she saw it being driven at the parade.
“The normal police cars turned up at teatime then Matrix vans turned up later that night.
“Everyone’s just in shock. I genuinely don’t know what’s happened.
“They seem like a nice family.”
The neighbour described the suspect as a “regular family man” and a “bit of a complainer”, adding: “I wish I knew more.”
He is believed to be a business man who ran a now-dissolved firm.
Vans from elite police unit Matrix have been at the £250,000 four-bed house since Monday’s incident.
Police confirmed yesterday the number of injured had risen from 65 to 79, including at least four children.
Seven people remained in hospital in a stable condition.
The driver was arrested on Monday at the scene — in Water Street — on suspicion of attempted murder, driving while unfit through drugs, and dangerous driving.
Footage shows the moment two cops dragged the driver out of his car after it finally came to a stop in the middle of the parade.
Heroic fans could be seen hitting the car as they tried to slow it down after scores were left injured.
Horrifying footage also shows a number of people left laying on the floor around the car as emergency crews desperately tried to help the injured.
Police have until today to either bring charges, release him, or apply for a further extension.
They were scouring the dashcam content and CCTV to piece together the driver’s movements.
Officers believe he gained access to the packed street, which had been blocked off, by tailgating an ambulance as paramedics entered to treat a man suspected of suffering a heart attack.
Dental student Stefanie Ryder-Walker, 26, was caught up in the horror with fiancé Ellis Matthews.
She said yesterday: “We had to dive out of the way.
“People were shouting at the driver, saying the road was closed and to stop.
“I want to point out how utterly heroic the fans were.
“They put their lives on the line to try to stop that vehicle injuring more people.”
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