Saturday 1 October 2022 07:03 PM Man charged with murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel after trends now
A man has been charged with the murder of nine-year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August, police have said.
Thomas Cashman, 34, has been charged with her murder and the attempted murder of Olivia's mother. Paul Russel, 40, was charged with assisting an offender.
The news was announced by Merseyside Police at a press conference on Saturday evening.
Olivia died in Liverpool'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 and Cashman has also been charged with his attempted murder.
Police have made their 11th arrest so far as they look to hunt for the person who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel (pictured)
