A masked man has attacked the home of a witness in the murder trial for Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot dead in her Liverpool home at just nine-years-old.
The knifeman "kicked in the door" at the address in Merseyside occupied by Nicholas McHale, who previously gave evidence in support of killer Thomas Cashman, Liverpool Echo reports.
A large police cordon remains in place in Snowberry Road, between West Derby and Dovecot, with damage visible to the front door.
Police say a man was taken to hospital after being assaulted and has been discharged after treatment for "lacerations to the back of his head".
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