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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

I was smoking a joint at time of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder, accused tells jury

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The man accused of killing Olivia Pratt-Korbel has told a court he was counting £10,000 of cash and smoking a “spliff” around the time of the shooting.

Thomas Cashman, 34, who is charged with murdering the nine-year-old, said a woman who claimed she heard him confess was “trying to ruin his life”, as he gave evidence for a second day at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday.

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