Olivia Pratt-Korbel's great nan "held on" to hear Thomas Cashman had been found guilty before she died.
Cashman, 34, of Grenadier Drive in West Derby, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 42 years after being unanimously found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia by a jury. Justice Amanda Yip passed Cashman's sentence in his absence after he refused to return to court this afternoon (Monday).
Olivia's mum placed a teddy bear made out of her daughter's pyjamas on the witness box before she read out a victim personal impact statement to the court. During the statement, Cheryl told how her nan, Olivia's great nan, had sadly died on Sunday night, the day before Cashman was due to be sentenced.
