{"id":23567,"date":"2022-10-03T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=23567"},"modified":"2022-10-03T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T17:54:10","slug":"olivia-pratt-korbel-man-in-court-accused-of-schoolgirls-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/10\/03\/olivia-pratt-korbel-man-in-court-accused-of-schoolgirls-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Man in court accused of schoolgirl’s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel who was shot in her home in Liverpool.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The nine-year-old was fatally wounded as her mother tried to stop a gunman chasing another man into their house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Thomas Cashman, 34, of West Derby, Liverpool, has also been charged with the attempted murder of Olivia’s mother Cheryl Korbel and Joseph Nee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was remanded in custody after appearing at Liverpool Crown Court with a provisional trial date set for March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Olivia was shot in the chest and her mother was injured as Mr Nee, a convicted burglar, was chased into their home in Dovecot on the night of 22 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The court heard any trial would be estimated to last four weeks and a plea hearing is set to be held on 10 January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Cashman, of Grenadier Drive, who had his head bowed throughout the proceedings, is also charged with two counts of possessing a firearm to endanger life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was held in handcuffs in the dock, surrounded by five police officers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Olivia’s parents were in court for the 13-minute hearing, and also attended earlier as Mr Cashman appeared before magistrates in the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A second defendant, Paul Russell, 40, also appeared before magistrates charged with assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The court heard Mr Russell, of Snowberry Road, West Derby, was alleged to have assisted Mr Cashman by driving him and disposing of clothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 31 October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Paul Russell is accused of helping Mr Cashman (Image: Helen Tipper\/BBC)<\/p>\n
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Olivia’s funeral was held on 15 September at a\u00a0packed St Margaret Mary’s Church<\/a>, just streets away from where the shooting happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pink ties, jackets, scarves and bows were worn by those attending the service after her family asked people to wear a “splash of pink”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Korbel carried a pink teddy bear into the service and said in her eulogy her daughter had “touched so many people’s hearts and was loved and adored by everyone”.<\/p>\n

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