should not be in vain, and they hope that today's verdict will deter others from using guns on the streets. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, reports from manchester crown court. ijust want to know what i've done. that's all. all i want to know is what i'm arrested for. his own barrister called him one of the most hated people in the country. on suspicion of murder and suspicion of attempted murder twice. this is thomas cashman, the man who shot a nine—year—old girl dead. the police caught him after a huge manhunt. he'd used two guns, hell bent on murder. but his plan went wrong. last august, cashman was lying in wait in this liverpool street. the drugs dealer was intent on executing another dealer, called joseph nee. as nee walked along the road,