There was a hearing at the Court of Appeal today.
Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer had failed in another bid to appeal his conviction. Thomas Cashman murdered the nine-year-old as he chased a drug dealer. Cashman fired a bullet which struck the schoolgirl as the gangster he chased tried to run into her home. When convicted, in April 2023, he was caged for life with a minimum term of 42 years.
The Mirror reports that, earlier this year, Olivia's mum said "no amount of time" behind bars would be long enough for the gang kingpin boss of her daughter's murderer. Vincent Coggins, 58, led the feared Huyton Firm which employed hitman Thomas Cashman who killed Olivia. The brutal gang leader evaded the authorities for 30 years before he was captured in 2020 and jailed earlier in May for 28 years. But Olivia's mum Cheryl, 48, said his sentence would never be long enough and believes her daughter would still be here without his drug gang.
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