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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

UK Judge Gives Serial Shoplifter, Who Defrauded Stores Out Of £500K, 10 Years In Prison

A serial shoplifter was sentenced to ten years after defrauding stores of £500,000 through a fake refund scam.

International Business Times UK

Olivia’s killer plans conviction appeal after losing minimum term challenge

Thomas Cashman failed in a bid to challenge his 42-year sentence for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer in appeal court bid to challenge sentence

Thomas Cashman was handed a mandatory life sentence for the murder of the nine-year-old in Liverpool in August 2022.

The Independent UK

Ashley Dale: Men accused of plotting to murder woman shot with machine gun were ‘bunch of stoners’, court told

Environmental health worker Ashley Dale, 28, was shot with a Skorpion machine gun in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool

The Independent UK

Defendants in Ashley Dale murder trial were ‘bunch of stoners’, court told

Environmental health worker Ashley Dale, 28, was shot with a Skorpion machine gun in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool.

The Independent UK

Chemical thug, a child killer and a jealous ex amongst those jailed in Greater Manchester this week

Thomas Cashman, killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, was amongst those jailed this week in Manchester's courts

Manchester Evening News

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Olivia Pratt-Korbel beams and jokes in heartbreaking videos released by girl's family

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead inside her family's home in Dovecot, Merseyside, last August, after gunman Thomas Cashman chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into the house and opened fire

Daily Mirror

Why Olivia Pratt-Korbel's 'disrespectful' killer refused to come to his own sentencing

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down in her own home last year as her killer Thomas Cashman was jailed for life today - but in a bizarre twist refused to show up to court in a move deemed 'disrespectful'

Daily Mirror

Lead detective on Olivia's family's 'courage' vs Cashman's courtroom 'cowardice'

Olivia's family were praised for their "courage and bravery" over the last seven months

Liverpool Echo

Olivia family say life sentence has begun as killer handed at least 42 years

Thomas Cashman refused to appear in the dock to be sentenced to life imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.

The Independent UK

'Olivia died a scared 9-year-old and Cashman should be haunted for the rest of his life'

Thomas Cashman was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for life with minimum term of 42 years.

Liverpool Echo

Olivia's family's tears of relief as Thomas Cashman jailed for 42 years

Thomas Cashman refused to appear in the dock to learn his fate

Liverpool Echo

Thomas Cashman jailed for life with minimum term of 42 years for Olivia's murder

Nine-year-old was shot dead in her own home on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot last summer

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Manchester Evening News

Thomas Cashman jailed for life for murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel as killer refuses to enter court

Thomas Cashman refused to appear in the dock for his sentencing

Manchester Evening News

Olivia Pratt-Korbel killer Thomas Cashman refused to appear in court after CPS sang 'We Are The Champions'

The gunman found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel refused to appear in court to hear his sentencing

The Guardian - UK

Olivia Pratt-Korbel case pitted defiant star witness against killer’s cleverness

Thomas Cashman’s former lover left his lawyer flustered and told the court: ‘We’re here for justice’

The Independent UK

Olivia case defendant is ‘hated’ but not guilty, court told

Thomas Cashman denies the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

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Liverpool Echo

Thomas Cashman's defence claim prosecution case suffers from 'Cinderella syndrome'

Professor John Cooper KC told the jury in his closing speech that the evidence against his client is 'weak'

Liverpool Echo

What happened during the third week of the Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder trial

Thomas Cashman is currently standing trial accused of murder after the nine-year-old was shot dead

The Independent UK

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder accused tells court: ‘I’m a dad, I’m not a killer’

Thomas Cashman, 34, is charged with murdering the nine-year-old in Liverpool.

The Independent UK

I was smoking a joint at time of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder, accused tells jury

Thomas Cashman, 34, is accused of shooting dead the nine-year-old in Liverpool in August 2022.

Liverpool Echo

Thomas Cashman says he was 'high level' drug dealer earning £5,000 per week

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder accused said he spent cannabis cash on cars and holidays

The Guardian - UK

Man accused of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder ‘friends’ with man who was shot

Thomas Cashman tells Manchester crown court he ‘never ever had any problems’ with Joseph Nee and denies planning attack on him

The Independent UK

Man accused of Olivia murder was ‘high-level cannabis dealer’, court told

Thomas Cashman told the jury he was making between £3,000 and £5,000 a week selling cannabis.

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