The Latest Breaking News from Dovecot

‘We are desperate for answers’: Family appeal after grandmother killed in her home

Rose Johnston was found with a blunt-force head injury at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on Saturday October 4 last year

The Independent UK · Aug 13

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

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer to challenge sentence at appeal hearing

Thomas Cashman, now 35, was given a 42-year minimum jail term for shooting Olivia dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Olivia Pratt-Korbel killer could have 42-year prison sentence increased due to 'complaints'

Thomas Cashman, 34, was convicted of gunning down nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool in August last year.

Daily Record · Apr 21, 2023

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer Thomas Cashman rode around on day of Queen's funeral 'to intimidate witnesses'

Thomas Cashman drove around the Dovecot community to silence witnesses following his initial arrest, according to detectives

Manchester Evening News · Apr 17, 2023

Thomas Cashman 'rode around Dovecot on day of Queen's funeral to intimidate witnesses'

The ECHO sat down for an exclusive interview with the detectives who led the investigation into the death of Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2023

Love triangle and speck of gunpowder proved gunman was killer who shot Olivia, 9

Cashman's Under Armour tracksuit bottoms were found to contain small amounts of gunpowder following the schoolgirl's murder in her own home on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

'It’s like they don't want to know once you come past Queens Drive - we're a forgotten part of Liverpool'

Picking up the pieces in ‘forgotten’ and 'broken up' corner of Liverpool

Liverpool Echo · Apr 9, 2023

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum shares special memories together

Cheryl Korbel revealed a memorial garden in tribute to her nine-year-old daughter

Liverpool Echo · Apr 8, 2023

Olivia killer Thomas Cashman had assassination attempt foiled by trip to Screwfix

Thomas Cashman had plotted to shoot his intended target Joseph Nee only hours before he killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Dovecot, Liverpool

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023