A man has been arrested in connection with the death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, which police are treating as murder.
The child was allegedly shot dead near the front door of her home in Knotty Ash in Liverpool on Monday night. Officers from Merseyside Police confirmed they arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion.
A spokesperson for the force said: "We have arrested a 36 year-old man on suspicion of the murder of nine year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
The man, who is from the Huyton area, was also arrested on two counts of attempted murder."The Mirror reports that Olivia's family last night gave a heartbreaking tribute to the young girl.
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