Thomas Cashman guilty of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, in home shooting

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Drug dealer Thomas Cashman has been found guilty of shooting nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel following a murder trial. Cashman, 34, was convicted of gunning down the schoolgirl and wounding her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, after chasing another drug dealer, Joseph Nee, 36, into their home.

Today the jury of 10 men and two women found Cashman guilty after listening to evidence for nearly four weeks, reports the Mirror.

Olivia’s mother Cheryl Korbel sat with her children Chloe and Ryan in the court, wearing a pink cardigan and holding a teddy bear, with the family seen crying as the verdicts were read out.Cashman was found guilty of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, guilty of the attempted murder of Joseph Nee, guilty of wounding Cheryl Korbel with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.He was also found guilty of possessing a 9mm self loading pistol with intent to endanger life and guilty of possessing a revolver with intent to endanger life.Paul Russell was also convicted of assisting an offender and will sentenced on Monday alongside Cashman.

Following Cashman's conviction, senior crown prosecutor Maria Corr, of CPS Mersey Cheshire’s Complex Casework Unit, said: “This has been a truly tragic case and one of the most complex I have had to deal with in my 32 years with the Crown Prosecution Service.“Thomas Cashman refused to display any guilt or remorse, denying his involvement throughout and putting Olivia’s family through the torment of a lengthy trial.”David McLachlan KC, said in his summing up for the prosecution that Cashman was "the gunman who shot Olivia and he is not prepared to own it."Cashman, of West Derby, Liverpool, had denied murdering Olivia, the attempted murder of Nee, wounding with intent to do grievous