A drug dealer has been found guilty on Thursday of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel as he chased another dealer into her home in Liverpool.
Thomas Cashman, 34, was also found guilty by a jury of the attempted murder of 36-year-old Joseph Nee—his intended target, wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm to Olivia’s mother Cheryl Korbel, and two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Cashman has previously denied all charges.
Following the verdict, Cheryl told reporters she was feeling “ecstatic” as she left the Manchester Crown Court.
After Thomas Cashman was found guilty of murdering her daughter in August 2022, Cheryl Korbel (left), mother of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel holds a teddy bear outside Manchester Crown Court, on March 30, 2023. (Peter Byrne/ PA media)
Cashman’s relatives left the courtroom shouting, swearing, and protesting his innocence….