The gunman who shot dead a nine-year-old girl in her home had forced his way inside after her mum heard a noise and opened the door.
Olivia Pratt-Korbel is believed to have been standing behind her terrified mother Cheryl when the ruthless killer fired shots indiscriminately and hit the innocent youngster.
A 35-year-old man, who is not known to the family, had run into the house to escape the killer who was chasing him in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, at around 10pm last night.