Olivia Pratt-Korbel was due to donate her hair to charity just five days after she was shot dead in her own home.
Appearing at the sentencing of Thomas Cashman, Olivia's mum Cheryl Korbel revealed that the nine-year-old was due to donate her hair to the Princess Trust "for the sick children". Tearfully speaking at Manchester Crown Court, she said: "She had a special bond with one of her teachers, [inaudible]. Liv was such a social butterfly, she was particularly good with younger children. She was such a caring little girl.
"Liv had long beautiful brown hair, something she was very proud and particular about. A few weeks before she was taken from us, she had heard about the Princess Trust.
