Cheryl Korbel: Last News

Crimestoppers is offering £200,000 for information about the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum paid an emotional tribute to her 'bubbly' 9-year-old daughter as mourners gathered for her funeral this morning. Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The youngster died after a gunman burst through the door at her home on Kingsheath Avenue, Dovecot on August 22.

Police say a man ran into Olivia's terraced home on Kingsheath Avenue, in the Dovecot area of Liverpool, in an attempt to hide from a shooter on August 22.Her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, was shot in the wrist as she tried to close the door on the gunman while Olivia stood behind her and was shot in the chest.READ MORE: Meghan Markle's estranged dad hits out at her claims she 'lost him' in furious rantConvicted burglar, Joseph Nee had been chased into the house and suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body before being picked up and taken to hospital by friends while Olivia lay dying. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the shooting as an “unimaginable tragedy” and promised that Merseyside Police would get “whatever they need to catch those responsible”.

Armed police officers 'scooped up' then ran with murdered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in a desperate bid to save her young life, a coroner's court heard today.