The Latest Breaking News from Merseyside Police

'No further action' from CPS after man found stabbed to death in alley

James Richards, 33, was found dead by a member of the public

Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2023

The evidence which led to 'remorseless' child killer Thomas Cashman being convicted of murder

Thomas Cashman was found guilty of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbel, whom he shot dead in her home in Liverpool last August.

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023

Mum 'ecstatic' after man found guilty of murdering her nine-year-old girl Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Thomas Cashman has been convicted of shooting Olivia Pratt-Korbel as he chased a convicted drug dealer into her home - he is due to be sentenced next week

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2023

UK criminals using military-grade weapons which can fire 15 bullets in under a second

Detectives at Merseyside Police said at least three fatal shootings last year involved a Skorpion sub-machine gun, manufactured in Czech, but not in the case of Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murder

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Olivia's killer says 'I'm calm' as he's arrested by armed police on his birthday

Thomas Cashman protests 'yous are stitching me up' in bodycam footage of his detention

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2023

Thomas Cashman 'not worthy' of walking streets of Merseyside

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in her Dovecot home

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2023

Thomas Cashman's girlfriend had head in her hands after Olivia verdict

She was also seen wearing a pink coat leaving the court building

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2023

Liverpool Mayor says 'justice has been done' as Thomas Cashman found guilty of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Joanne Anderson said she hoped today's verdict would bring some comfort to Olivia's family

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2023

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder of 22-year-old Sam Rimmer

A Merseyside Police spokesman said five warrants had been executed across south Liverpool and Huyton.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

'Traumatised' man who discovered James Bulger's body as a teen dies in police custody

James Riley suffered from PTSD and led a life of crime after he discovered two-year-old James Bulger's body on a railway line in 1993 when he was just 14.

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023