People across the city told of their disgust as cowardly Thomas Cashman refused to enter court to be sentenced for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Cashman refused to enter court on Monday, April 3, to face Olivia's family and hear Justice Amanda Yip hand down his prison sentence of life with a minimum of 42 years. This meant he would not hear victim personal statements read by members of Olivia's family or the words of Justice Yip.
The murderer's non-appearance in court was branded a "disgrace" by Labour's shadow justice secretary Steve Reed, who has previously called for new laws to make sure this cannot happen.
