Mum walks out of court as man accused of murdering girl, 9, says 'I didn't kill a little girl'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOlivia Pratt-Korbel's mum walked out of court as the man accused of murdering her nine-year-old daughter told a jury: "I did not kill a little girl." Cheryl Korbel was seen leaving the courtroom as the prosecution's cross-examination of the 34-year-old Thomas Cashman drew to a close this afternoon (Thursday).
The defendant was shown CCTV footage of the shooting on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year by David McLachlan KC, prosecuting.
Cashman looked down at the television screen in front of him before being asked 'that's you, isn't it?'. He responded: "No, it's not me - Joseph Nee's even put it in his statement." The judge, Justice Amanda Yip, interjected and said: "He didn’t ask a question about what somebody else said." Mr McLachlan continued: "You’re not prepared to own this because you killed a little girl." Mr Cashman replied: "I did not kill a little girl.
Is my DNA anywhere on the house on Kingsheath Avenue? "Could you tell the jury that please? If my DNA was there, you’d tell the jury. "Joseph Nee’s give a name in of the suspect who did it - is this person’s DNA on the door of the house?
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