through really traumatic circumstances. they are going through a difficult time in their lives and we are finding that their cases are not being dealt with quickly enough. we really need to see proper investment in the justice system so we need morejudges, more courts, more police officers, more lawyers and there is not enough funding in the system at the moment. i was going to say, what is happening is that victims are now getting to a stage where cases are being adjourned a number of times before they get to conclusions, some trials are taking 2 3 years before they are concluding and victims are just getting to a stage where they have had enough. it s hanging over them and they get to a point where they just can t support action them and they get to a point where theyjust can t support action any further. ., , , . further. from my experience, certainly. further. from my experience, certainly. as further. from my experience, certainly, as a further. from my experience,
and that will not be until the judge starts talking. our correspondent. at the moment, no cameras. when the camera feed doesn t switch on, we will cut straight to it, we doing, talking about, so we don t miss it. but because judith is about, so we don t miss it. but becausejudith is inside, she is feeding us some details about what is happening. in a courtroom number one, she says, waiting for the hearing to begin. olivia s family are here, she says they are wearing pink in her memory. cheryl is holding a memory teddy bear, with fabric from olivia s pyjamas. a certain amount of emotion there already. the court room is extremely quiet, dude is going on to say, live your s family, the prosecute barristers, for example, all in position, but as of a couple of moments ago, thomas cashman is yet to appear in the dock. the defence team not in court yet. it is the latest from inside the courtroom, judith morris is there. that is on a life page as well. life page. i will keep th
verdict. thank you very much. doing a great job keeping us up to date . verdict. thank you very much. doing a great job keeping us up to date in | a greatjob keeping us up to date in a greatjob keeping us up to date in a difficult circumstances, we appreciate it. a quick recap of the events that happened that tragic night. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only merseyside but the entire country and sparked a six week manhunt, as police appealed for information to find her killer. numerous arrests were made, but police eventually apprehended thomas cashman a 34 year old drug dealer. he was charged with olivia s murder on october 1st. his trial started in manchester last month and the court heard that moments before the shooting, olivia had come down the stairs saying: mum, i m scared. last thursday, the jury found him guilty of mu