Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s heartbroken mum revealed her desperate attempt to save her nine-year-old daughter who had been shot in her home in Liverpool. Cheryl Korbel said she had tried to deliver CPR to Olivia but was unable to after being shot in the hand by gunman Thomas Cashman. Olivia was shot in her home on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot, Liverpool, in August 2022.
Ms Korbel described returning to the family home after Olivia’s death. She said: “Right in that moment I was home, we were back to how our lives were before that night and I soaked up the surroundings until reality dawned and brought me back to my living nightmare.”
She said she was unable to give CPR to Olivia properly because she had been injured. She added: “My worst nightmare was being separated from Liv, not being with her when she needed me the most. I was the first person to hold my baby girl and as her mum I should have been the last.
“I cannot get my head around how Cashman continued to shoot after hearing the terrified screams and utter devastation he had caused.
“He doesn’t care. His actions have left the biggest hole in our lives. That man set out to do a job and he didn’t care about anyone else or who got in the way. He certainly couldn’t own it either.”
