The conviction of Thomas Cashman for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel rested largely on fine details.
Olivia was at her family home on Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, when 34-year-old Cashman blindly fired a shot through her front door which first struck her mum, Cheryl Korbel, in the wrist before fatally wounding the schoolgirl in the chest.
Cashman had been chasing convicted drug dealer and burglar Joseph Nee, who barged into the Korbel home while fleeing for his life. The ruthless gangland thug, masked up and dressed all in black, then made his escape running and jumping through back gardens to avoid CCTV cameras.
