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The Latest Breaking News from Thomas Cashman

Notorious criminals will be 'forced' into dock for sentencing, Justice Secretary promises

Shabana Mahmood has promised a new law will be published by the summer

Evening Standard

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

Judges will be able to force criminals to court, PM tells murdered girl’s mother

Thomas Cashman, who shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, chose not to appear in the dock when he was given a life sentence.

Evening Standard

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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

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

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

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.

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Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer to renew sentence appeal bid at hearing next month

Thomas Cashman was handed a 42-year minimum jail term.

The Independent UK

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

Newspapers rally behind law change as Letby refuses to attend sentencing

Government urged to bring in legislation after child killer avoided facing families of her victims.

The Independent UK

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

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

‘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.

The Independent UK

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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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

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

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

Ministers ‘dragging feet’ on forcing killers to court as Lucy Letby to skip sentencing

Calls for change come as senior doctor calls for hospital executives who failed to act on concerns about Letby to be investigated for corporate manslaughter

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The Independent UK

Criminals shunning sentencing hearings deemed ‘final insult’ to victims

Killer nurse Lucy Letby has indicated she will not be present when she is handed her prison term for murder.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby indicates she will not attend sentencing for child serial killings

The serial killer nurse was last seen in Manchester Crown Court on August 16.

The Guardian - UK

Calls to force court appearances as Lucy Letby refuses to attend sentencing

Nurse convicted of killing seven babies is third murderer in recent times to avoid hearing

The Independent UK

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

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

Cheryl Korbel branded Thomas Cashman a coward.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Council to back calls to change laws to make cowardly killers face justice

Thomas Cashman hid in his cell rather than face justice for killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

The Independent UK

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer loses first step of sentence appeal bid

Thomas Cashman must serve a minimum of 42 years.

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