![]() The day before Olivia's death, council worker Ashley Dale was killed in her back garden in a shooting in which she was not believed to be the intended target. Police have also revealed how feuding gangs across Merseyside have resorted to using military-grade weapons as they fight over the lucrative drugs trade. That sense of fear was also felt in the community where Olivia was gunned down. The court heard that other potential witnesses were so scared of going to court that the prosecution had to apply for witness summonses. These children were victims of the deadly arms race in Liverpool where feuding gangs use violence to stake their claim on streets to sell their drugs. And fears of getting caught in the crossfire has led to Liverpudlians taking extreme action. Olivia's horrifying death came 15 years to the day after Rhys Jones, 11, was shot and killed by a stray bullet as he walked through Croxteth after playing football with his friends. ![]() On YouTube, instructions say you can make one for £30 using a welding blanket and fibreglass resin. It is not clear how the homemade vest was made. Thomas Cashman, 34, wiping away tears in the dock after being found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel ![]()
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