not switched on yet. we can go back now to daniel sanford who can explain to us just the process behind these cameras being switched on, when and where that happens. having done the experimentation, the appeal court in the supreme court, the decision was made eventually last year, that we should go back and start thinking about whether there should be cameras allowed in there should be cameras allowed in the criminal courts, the crown courts, the place where the most serious cases are heard. and so eventually a decision was made. that yes, cameras should be allowed in court but only for that very last bit of the process, the final bit for thejudge passed bit of the process, the final bit for the judge passed sentence. bit of the process, the final bit for thejudge passed sentence. no cameras for the evidence, witnesses, lawyers making their arguments in court and no cameras for any of those victim impact statements that are going on at the moment at manchester crown court, bu
circumstances which increase the figure of 30 up and mitigating circumstances which reduce it down, so that number, 30, that we have heard isn t necessarily what the minimum term will be so when the judge passes sentence, what she will say is that you are sentenced to life in prison and then a minimum term of. and that number will probably be i would guess above that 30 starting point that has been suggested and all of that will be on camera. thejudge will suggested and all of that will be on camera. the judge will review quite detailed reasoning behind that, some of it legally complicated for a couple of minutes during the televised sentencing then it will all become much clearer, much less legal as the actual sentence is passed as she would only directly address thomas cashman but we know that he will not actually be there in the dock. that he will not actually be there in the dock- in the dock. straight back to manchester in the dock. straight back to manchester and in the dock
point, the sentencing starts. and that will be the bit that will be on camera. let s go back to rowan for an update about what is happening outside the court and a bit of a reminder, of the background, rowan, for all of us. reminder, of the background, rowan, for all of us for all of us. this focuses on events on for all of us. this focuses on events on august for all of us. this focuses on events on august 22 - for all of us. this focuses on events on august 22 last - for all of us. this focuses on l events on august 22 last year, for all of us. this focuses on - events on august 22 last year, in the liverpool area of dovecote when thomas cashman attempting to kill a fellow drug dealerjoseph nee in the street, joseph nee try to run into the family home of olivia pratt korbel, managed to get in, and was chased by thomas cashman. thomas cashman, as 0livia s mother was trying to shut her front door, fired a gun into the front door sending a bullet through the door, through the hand
i m afraid, it is quite distressing. she said i cannot get over the fact that cashman continued to shoot after hearing screams. i cannot even think about rebuilding our lives without liv. she went on to say that her grandmother passed away last night, and adding that she was relieved that she had lived long enough to see that karen found guilty. just to bring you up to date on what is happening, our correspondentjudith moritz is inside the court, updating details to the bbc newsroom and also the live page on the bbc news website and on the app as well, and our correspondent is outside the court, and that is how we are keeping a cross every detail whilst we wait for the cameras to be switched on, we can focus just on the judge, and we can focus just on the judge, and we will get that sentencing as and when. we can speak to peter williams, a retired merseyside police inspector and now senior
downstairs saying mummy, i am scared, was on the stairs and the bullet that went through the front door went through the hand of 0livia s mum and fatally injured 0livia s mum and fatally injured olivia and she died within one hour orso olivia and she died within one hour or so at alder hey children s hospital. thomas cashman was arrested and charged with 0livia s murder and a number of other offences. he stood trial at manchester crown court for the last three and a half weeks and last thursday was found guilty on all charges, including the murder of nine year old 0livia pratt korbel. his sentencing is taking place today. at the moment we are hearing from john cooper casey, the barrister representing thomas cashman during that trial. he has been speaking in mitigation. he said in court that on the evidence you could not be sure that thomas cashman intended to kill 0livia up pratt korbel when he fired the gun. mrs justice pratt korbel when he fired the gun. mrsjustice yip interrupted to