manhunt. the two guns he used haven t been found. tonight he is beginning a 42 year stretch behind bars. the father of two himself, he has shown no remorse and taken no responsibility for murdering another parent s child. it s the dreadful human cost you can t get away from here, the senseless waste of a young life which had barely begun. olivia s auntie summed it up when she said her niece had died a scared nine year old and she hoped that fact alone would haunt cashman for the rest of his days, and she added she hopes his conviction will lead to more guns being handed in so no family has to go through the same tragedy as olivia s. judith, thank you. and there s a special panorama tonight called the drugs war that
was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison, meaning he will be in his mid 70s before he can be considered for early release. cashman refused to appear in the dock for the sentencing but the judge told the court in manchester that olivia s future had been cruelly snatched away and that cashman s actions were chilling. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. the teddy bear that cheryl korbel has been clasping is made from her daughter s pyjamas. some small comfort as she arrived to see her daughter s murderer sentenced. but in a cruel insult, she was denied the opportunity to look into the eyes of thomas cashman. he had been brought to court amid tight security this morning, having last week being convicted of the little girl s murder. i was in court as olivia s family waited for cashman to be
in a moment or two but we will also continue this coverage of these events. both in florida and as donald trump heads to new york. thanks for watching. see you next time. in liverpool last year is sentenced to at least 42 years in prison. olivia pratt korbel was shot in the chest by gunman thomas cashman who was chasing a fellow drug dealer. cashman was taken to court but refused to appear in the dock. olivia s mother later told reporters what his sentence meant for the family. we welcome the sentence given but what i can say is that my family and i have already started our life sentence, having to spend the rest of our lives without olivia. we ll be live with our correspondent who was in court in manchester. also on the programme. classrooms in england will be empty again on two dates within the next month as teachers vote