Today the ECHO is calling on the government to act now to stop cowardly killers like the man who murdered Olivia Pratt-Korbel from cowering in their cells rather than facing the life sentences they deserve.
Last week Thomas Cashman was jailed for 42 years for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia. It was a crime that shocked our city, our region and the nation.
For weeks, Olivia’s dignified family sat and watched in court as Cashman shamefully tried to lie his way out of taking responsibility for the horrific pain he inflicted upon them. The jury was not taken in, and the 34-year-old killer will spend the most of the rest of his life in prison.
