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| Thomas Cashman: Appeal lodged to extend jail term for Olivia killer | Thomas Cashman: Appeal lodged to extend jail term for Olivia killer |
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| Thomas Cashman was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years for murder | Thomas Cashman was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years for murder |
| An appeal has been lodged to extend the jail sentence of the man who shot dead nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. | An appeal has been lodged to extend the jail sentence of the man who shot dead nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. |
| Thomas Cashman was ordered to serve a minimum of 42 years behind bars after he was found guilty of shooting the schoolgirl in her Liverpool home. | Thomas Cashman was ordered to serve a minimum of 42 years behind bars after he was found guilty of shooting the schoolgirl in her Liverpool home. |
| The 34-year-old refused to go into the dock for the sentencing on 3 April. | The 34-year-old refused to go into the dock for the sentencing on 3 April. |
| The Attorney General's Office said it had received a request to increase Cashman's sentence under the unduly lenient scheme. | The Attorney General's Office said it had received a request to increase Cashman's sentence under the unduly lenient scheme. |
| A spokesman said several members of the public had made the appeal, and law officers had 28 days from sentencing to consider the case and make a decision. | A spokesman said several members of the public had made the appeal, and law officers had 28 days from sentencing to consider the case and make a decision. |
| Cashman was handed the life sentence after a trial which lasted more than three weeks at Manchester Crown Court earlier this month. | Cashman was handed the life sentence after a trial which lasted more than three weeks at Manchester Crown Court earlier this month. |
| The judge said his failure to appear in the dock was "disrespectful" to Olivia's family. | The judge said his failure to appear in the dock was "disrespectful" to Olivia's family. |
| The bullet that killed Olivia was fired through the front door of her home | The bullet that killed Olivia was fired through the front door of her home |
| His trial heard how a fellow drug dealer, Joseph Nee, was the intended target of the attack and Cashman, armed with two guns, had been "lying in wait". | His trial heard how a fellow drug dealer, Joseph Nee, was the intended target of the attack and Cashman, armed with two guns, had been "lying in wait". |
| Fleeing the gunfire, Nee had run towards the open door of Olivia's home after her mother went out to see what the noise was. | Fleeing the gunfire, Nee had run towards the open door of Olivia's home after her mother went out to see what the noise was. |
| Cashman continued shooting and a bullet went through the door and Ms Korbel's hand, before hitting Olivia in the chest with a fatal wound. | Cashman continued shooting and a bullet went through the door and Ms Korbel's hand, before hitting Olivia in the chest with a fatal wound. |
| Olivia's murderer jailed for at least 42 years | Olivia's murderer jailed for at least 42 years |
| 'Brave' ex-partner helped convict Olivia's killer | 'Brave' ex-partner helped convict Olivia's killer |
| Olivia's mum 'ecstatic' as gunman guilty of murder | Olivia's mum 'ecstatic' as gunman guilty of murder |
| Ms Korbel told the court life was "so very quiet" without her daughter, adding: "I just can't cope with the silence." | Ms Korbel told the court life was "so very quiet" without her daughter, adding: "I just can't cope with the silence." |
| She said she spent every afternoon thinking about the end of the school day and her "sassy, chatty girl who everyone adored". | She said she spent every afternoon thinking about the end of the school day and her "sassy, chatty girl who everyone adored". |
| She added: "My mind keeps telling me that I've forgotten to pick her up from school." | She added: "My mind keeps telling me that I've forgotten to pick her up from school." |
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| Nine year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed when shots were fired into her family home. | |
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