Jurors have been told of the moments a police officer rushed Olivia Pratt-Korbel to hospital after she was shot dead in her own home.
Thomas Cashman is in the dock at Manchester Crown Court after being charged with the schoolgirl's murder. The 34-year-old, of Grenadier Drive in West Derby, pleaded not guilty to murdering Olivia back in December.
Judge Mrs Justice Amanda Yip told the jury that Cashman's case "in simple terms" was that the gunman "wasn't him". Jurors have also been urged to "put emotion aside" and decide the case solely on the evidence.
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Olivia was shot in the chest at the family home on Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, at around 10pm on Monday, August 22. Emergency services were called immediately and police arrived shortly after 10.10pm.
One officer, PC Metcalf, carried Olivia out of her house, taking her "straight to hospital" in a police car. PC Metcalf said they could feel the faint beating of Olivia’s heart.
The schoolgirl was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, a very short distance away. She was declared dead at 11.24pm.
When interviewed by police, Olivia's mum Cheryl Korbel, who herself received a gunshot wound to her hand, said: "I remember when I turned round and realised the baby was right behind me, because she’d obviously come down the stairs because she’d heard."
Cheryl went over to her daughter on the stairs, saying: "Stay with me baby".
The trial continues.
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