Paul Russell told detectives investigating Olivia Pratt-Korbel's murder he was "terrified" of Thomas Cashman and described how the child-killer gave him one final message.
The 41-year-old, who was last week jailed for 22 months after admitting assisting an offender, also said Cashman had a "reputation" and that "people were scared of him" while being interviewed in custody. He disposed of the gunman's clothing and drove him back to his van following the fatal shooting of the nine-year-old girl on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot on the evening of August 22 last year.
Henry Riding, prosecuting, read extracts from conversations Russell had with police following his detention on August 28, 2022 to Liverpool Crown Court during his sentencing on Wednesday. In his interview, he said of the moment he received a phone call from his girlfriend saying that Cashman was at her house: "When she phoned me, my heart. My world just fell apart. I don't like him anyway."
