Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Two men have been charged in connection with the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Dovecot. Thomas Cashman, 34, and Paul Russell, 40, will appear at court on Mon. (Read More Here).
Her funeral took place in Liverpool last month, with many mourners wearing pink to remember the youngster.
In an emotional tribute following her death, Olivia’s mother Cheryl described her daughter as her “little shadow” who “went everywhere with me”.
“Everyone she met, they all fell in love with her,” Ms Korbel said. “She left a mark on everyone she met.”
In a statement after Olivia’s death, her father John Francis Pratt said his daughter’s future had been “cruelly snatched away from her and we have been deprived of a real light in our lives”.The nine-year-old was fatally wounded as her mother tried to stop a gunman chasing another man into their house.
Thomas Cashman, 34, of West Derby, Liverpool, has also been charged with the attempted murder of Olivia’s mother Cheryl Korbel and Joseph Nee.
Olivia was shot in the chest and her mother injured as Mr Nee, a convicted burglar, was chased into their home.
Mr Cashman has also been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm to endanger life..
Cashman has also been charged with the attempted murder of convicted burglar Joseph Nee and two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Another man, Paul Russell, 40, has been charged with assisting an offender.
Cashman and Russell, both from West Derby in Liverpool, will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The charges come nearly six weeks after Olivia was fatally shot in the chest in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on 22 August. Her mother Cheryl was injured after being struck in the wrist by the same bullet.
The shooting happened after Nee forced his way into Olivia’s home while running away from a balaclava-clad gunman.
“This includes the people who have tried to shield and protect individuals and those who supplied the weapons and those who are hiding the weapons used in this attack.
“I therefore still need people to come forward and speak to us.
“We have had an overwhelming response and support from the public since the tragic murder of Olivia and I would ask for your continued support so we can keep the promise we made to Olivia’s family and the local community to ensure that those involved face justice.”
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