Friday 30 September 2022 04:47 PM Olivia Pratt-Korbel police make 11th arrest as they hold man, 40, for assisting ... trends now
Merseyside Police have made their 11th arrest as they investigate the shocking murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in her home in Liverpool last month.
A 40-year-old man from Dovecot, Liverpool, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Friday.
The man has been held and remains in custody at a police station as the force continue to try and hunt for the little girl's killer.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: 'He has been taken to a police station for questioning. This is the 11th arrest to date.'
The schoolgirl died in the city's Alder Hey Children's Hospital after being shot in her home in Knotty Ash when a gunman who was chasing convicted burglar and drug dealer Joseph Nee burst into the property about 10pm on August 22, firing indiscriminately.
Olivia's mother Cheryl Korbel was hit in the wrist as she desperately tried to shut her front door, but the bullet also struck her daughter who was standing behind her.
The youngster was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. Neither the gunman or his target had any links to Olivia's family. Nee remains in hospital.
Just yesterday detectives made their tenth arrest in connection with the attack yesterday - a 34-year-old man.
But, so far, no one has been charged with Olivia's murder as detectives said anyone withholding information in case is 'protecting the killers' amid a code of silence within Liverpool's gangs.
Police have made their 11th arrest so far as they look to hunt for the person who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel (pictured)
Olivia, the nine-year-old Liverpool girl who was shot dead in her home in Liverpool last month
Last week Crimestoppers announced the biggest single reward offer as they increased it to £200,000 in a bid to hunt for the killer.
The charity's founder and chairman Lord Ashcroft said: 'This case has been incredibly shocking, not just for those who are directly affected but also for Liverpool and the nation as a whole.
'I am delighted that with the support of a private donor, Crimestoppers can now offer a record £200,000 for information to catch Olivia's killer.
'A precious young life has been lost so we need every effort to find those involved in this appalling killing.'
Police have also revealed the two weapons used were a .38 revolver - the gun responsible for killing Olivia - and a Glock-type self-loading 9mm pistol which was fired in the initial stages of the incident
Olivia Pratt-Korbel's coffin is carried out of St Margaret Mary's Church on September 15, 2022
This is the killer caught on CCTV. Police are sure he is being protected as they try to find the guns he was carrying
Police and forensic officers at the property in Kingsheath Avenue, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, where nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was fatally shot
Crimestoppers is independent of the police and takes information about crime completely anonymously.
The charity's chief executive, Mark Hallas, said: 'If you're too scared to speak to the police, please remember that our charity, Crimestoppers, is here to help you do the right thing.
'Tell Crimestoppers what you know whilst staying completely anonymous. Please understand: Crimestoppers has kept its promise to protect your identity since we started back in the late 1980s
'You can contact us via our website or call our UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111. Details about how to claim this reward are available online (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).
'When you contact Crimestoppers we never ask for or store personal details. All we ask is that you
