refused been brought to court today but has refused to been brought to court today but has refused to come to be sentenced. i have directed that he should do so, but he have directed that he should do so, but he has have directed that he should do so, but he has maintained his refusal. i am therefore left with no choice but to sentence him in his absence. these to sentence him in his absence. these sentencing remarks will be made these sentencing remarks will be made available to him in writing. all five made available to him in writing. all five offences arise out of the events all five offences arise out of the events of the 22nd of august, 2022. when, events of the 22nd of august, 2022. when, armed with guns, the defendant set out when, armed with guns, the defendant sei out to when, armed with guns, the defendant set out to killjoseph knee. he lay in wait set out to killjoseph knee. he lay in wait before opening fire in a residential street. joseph nee. cc
recently, in a way, it gets an instant understanding of the sense of victimhood, of the pain and hurt that these crimes cause. even if, in the end, it is not going to sway the judge one way or the other, i think the process itself of saying what you want to say about the loss that you want to say about the loss that you have endured, is actually very important for ourjustice system. important for our justice system. thank important for ourjustice system. thank you very much for that, mark. we will take a look back at the events of that night now, we have covered in detail the sentencing and the events of this afternoon, and our reporter daniel savage will take us through what happened that night. ten o clock at night, 22nd of august last year, a barely believable sequence of events that led to a nine year old girl being shot dead in her own home. a man called joseph nee is walking down the road but a
in what was described as a ruthless pursuit of a man who was his intended victim. olivia was fatally wounded at her home in august last year. the bullet allegedly fired by thomas cashman went through the front door. cashman denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, was in court, and she gave us this update. the trial got under way this morning in courtroom number one and the jury was told that this is the case of a shooting which went horribly wrong. now, the prosecution has laid out their case, and they say that on the 22nd of august last year, thomas cashman was lying in wait for a man called joseph nee, and the court was told that thomas cashman relentlessly pursued joseph nee, his task was to kill him. well, we were played cctv in the courtroom and we could hear three loud bangs, the prosecution saying that that is the imagery of thomas cashman as he shotjoseph nee. but after those three shots, joseph nee, fearing for his life, was able to run awa
year old olivia pratt korbel was killed by a gunman in what was described as a ruthless pursuit of a man who was his intended victim. olivia was fatally wounded at her home in august last year. the bullet allegedly fired by thomas cashman went through the front door. cashman denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, was in court, and she gave us this update. the trial got under way this morning in courtroom number one. the jury was told that this is the case of a shooting which went horribly wrong. the prosecution have laid out the case and they say that on the 22nd of august last year, thomas cashman was lying in wait for a man called joseph nee. the court was told thomas cashman relentlessly pursued joseph nee. his task was to kill him. we were played cctv in the courtroom and we could hear three loud bangs. the prosecution saying that is imagery of cashman as he shotjoseph nee. after those three shots, joseph nee, fearing for his life, he was able
48 hours after the crash took place. thank you. tomos morgan reporting there. a court heard today how nine year old 0livia pratt korbel was killed by a gunman in what was described as a ruthless pursuit of a man who was his intended victim. 0livia was fatally wounded at her home in august last year. the bullet allegedly fired by thomas cashman went through the front door. cashman denies all the charges. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, was in court and joins us now. judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in courtroom - judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in courtroom number| this morning in courtroom number one. thejury was this morning in courtroom number one. the jury was told that this is the case of a shooting which went horribly wrong. the prosecution have laid out the case and they say that on the 22nd of august last year, thomas