The news that Merseyside and the rest of the country have been waiting for since the atrocious death of Olivia Pratt-Korbel arrived at a hastily arranged press conference this evening.
Merseyside Police announced that Thomas Cashman, 34, has been charged with the murder of the nine-year-old after she was shot dead in Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot, on August 22. Olivia was in her home when Joseph Nee, 35, ran through her front door in a desperate attempt to escape a gunman carrying two firearms who had opened fire outside.
The killer followed Nee through the door and fired a shot from a .38 calibre revolver which hit Olivia's mum Cheryl Korbel in the arm and then struck the schoolgirl in the chest. Nee was also wounded with the other weapon, a 9mm Glock handgun.
