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Government’s justice reforms aim to restore public trust in system – minister

Reforms include further prison time for criminals who refused to turn up to their sentencing, and restricting parental rights for rapists.

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025

Parents of Merseyside gang violence victims speak out three years on

Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was killed aged nine in 2022, joins others to call for courage in tackling gun crime

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025

Mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel issues powerful gun crime plea

Her death marked the third fatal shooting in Merseyside within a single week

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2025

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Mother of murdered Olivia Pratt-Korbel joins call for communities to speak out

Nine-year-old Olivia was shot in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, in August 2022.

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2025

Criminals not attending sentencing is ‘final insult’ to victims, says Mahmood

UK justice secretary says victims should have chance to give impact statements as new bill goes through parliament

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Words of heartbroken mother read out in Parliament in emotional speech by MP

As Cheryl Korbel watched tearfully from the public gallery, the Labour MP for Knowsley praised her for her campaigning on Olivia’s law.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Plans to punish criminals who avoid sentencing ‘step in right direction’

New powers for judges are among the measures in the Government’s Victims and Courts Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

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Reasonable force to be used to order sentencing attendance – Justice Secretary

The law change is expected to be made in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, which will be laid in Parliament in the next few months.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Rudakubana the latest high-profile killer to disrupt sentencing proceedings

Sir Keir Starmer has backed giving judges powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer has conviction appeal bid rejected

Thomas Cashman had previously lost an appeal bid against the length of his sentence for the nine-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024

Murdered girl’s family welcome plan to force defendants to hear sentencing

Relatives of Olivia Pratt-Korbel who was shot dead in her home have pushed for change after her killer refused to go into court for sentencing.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Sister of murdered schoolteacher Sabina Nessa ‘delighted’ with plans to force offenders to attend sentencing

Sabina Nessa’s killer refused to appear in the dock to be sentenced for life for her murder

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

Families of victims ‘delighted’ with plans to force offenders to sentencing

Campaigners hailed a Government promise of new legislation to force serious offenders to attend court.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Warning over proposed law forcing offenders to attend sentencing

The mother of shooting victim Olivia Pratt-Korbel hailed the move, but others warn it could be fraught with difficulty.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Mother of shooting victim Olivia expresses sympathy for Letby victims’ families: ‘Heart goes out to them’

Cheryl Korbel, the mother of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel, has been campaigning for a change in the law to force criminals to appear in court

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

School pupils call for peace year on from Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

The nine-year-old’s mother Cheryl, who was also injured during Thomas Cashman’s attack, speaks at the end of the video.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

‘Sassy little princess’ Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, remembered a year on from her shooting

Olivia died on August 22 last year after she was shot by Thomas Cashman.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak for law change after ‘cowardly’ Lucy Letby avoids facing victims’ families at sentencing

Britain’s worst child killer was absent from the dock at Manchester Crown Court as she was given a whole-life term

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Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023

Mum of Olivia Pratt-Korbel furious as Lucy Letby snubs victims’ families

Killers absence from court is a “punch in the stomach”, says Cheryl Korbel

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

The cowardly killers who refused to face their victims’ families in court

Lucy Letby was branded a coward for refusing to appear for her sentencing

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Mother of shooting victim Olivia says heart goes out to Letby victims’ families

Cheryl Korbel, the mother of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel, has been campaigning for a change in the law to force criminals to appear in court.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Man attacked at home of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder trial witness

Olivia Pratt Korbel died during a shooting at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, aged nine

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel shielded from her family at trial, mother says

Cheryl Korbel branded Thomas Cashman a coward.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 12, 2023

Cowardly child killer Thomas Cashman learns prison fate after trying to get his sentence reduced

The mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel said she assumed it was a 'joke' when Cashman tried to appeal his 42 year minimum term

Liverpool Echo · Jul 11, 2023

Child killer Thomas Cashman learns his fate after trying to appeal sentence

The cowardly child killer wanted to have his sentence reduced which Olivia Pratt Korbel's mum called 'a cheek'

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