Drug dealer found guilty of killing 9-year-old girl in UK

Published March 30, 2023 9:22 AM

By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — A drug dealer has been convicted of killing a 9-year-old girl in the English city of Liverpool when he fired at a man who was trying to push his way into her house to escape the gunman. The 34-year-old Thomas Cashman was found guilty Thursday by a jury at Manchester Crown Court in the fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August 2022 as her mother tried to prevent the intended victim from barging into their home. He will be sentenced on Monday. Cashman admitted to being a “high-level” cannabis dealer but denied being the gunman. Olivia’s mother Cheryl Korbel and the target of the attack Joseph Nee were also injured in the shooting.

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