A dispute between family-based crime groups is believed to have been the catalyst for the bungled assassination attempt that led to Olivia Pratt-Korbel being shot dead.
The nine-year-old was at home with her mum and older siblings in Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, when a gunman burst through the door at around 10pm on Monday, August 22. The killer had been in pursuit of 35-year-old Joseph Nee, who forced his way into the house after noticing Olivia's mum, 46-year-old Cheryl Korbel, open the door to see what was going on outside.
The gunman managed to get his arm through the door, despite what police described as "the best efforts" of Ms Korbel, and fired a shot which hit Ms Korbel in the wrist and then struck Olivia, who was stood directly behind her mum. He then continued to shoot, wounding Nee in the torso and legs.
