Armed police surrounded a man convicted of murdering Olivia-Pratt Korbel before he is sentenced today. Thomas Cashman will learn his fate at Manchester Crown Court today (Monday) after a jury convicted him of murder last week.
He shot dead the nine-year-old inside her own home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year. Cashman will receive a life imprisonment after being unanimously convicted.
The Liverpool Echo reports how Justice Amanda Yip, who presided over his trial, will be required to set a minimum term which the 34-year-old must serve behind bars before he is considered eligible for release.
As Cashman arrived at court today, photos showed the van he was travelling in surrounded by armed police. READ MORE: Prime minister Rishi Sunak launches 'grooming gangs' taskforce on visit to Rochdale Last week, Cashman shook his head as the verdict was delivered after nine hours and three minutes of deliberations.