How a love triangle and some Under Armour trackies proved Thomas Cashman killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel
A love triangle and specks of gunpowder on a borrowed pair of Under Armour trackies were the key to unlocking the truth about what happened to Olivia Pratt-Korbel on the night she was shot dead at the age of nine.
On the night of August 22, killer Cashman appeared by her bedside, telling her: "I didn't know where else to go. I trust you." She had dozed off while reading a bedtime story to her children, but was woken around two hours later to him tapping on her leg saying: "it's Tommy, it's Tommy". The next morning, the woman heard about the death of a nine-year-old girl. When she heard Nee's name being reported in the media as the intended target of the shooting, she put two and two together.
That wasn't the only difficult accusation she had to face. Russell was said to have racked up a £25,000 in drug debts to Cashman after he supplied him with five kilos of cannabis. She herself was in rent arrears amounting to £2,500, and was also said to have been after the £200,000 reward money."I’m sorry, I can’t forgive anyone who has hurt any child," she told the jury. "If he was any sort of man he’d just f****** own it.
Two particles of type one gunshot residue were discovered on the outer surface of the right leg. It matched that found at the scene of the shooting and supported the theory that they had been put on after the shooting.
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