Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer Thomas Cashman could be locked up for longer after complaints about his 42-year sentence | The Sun
OLIVIA Pratt-Korbel's killer could be locked up for longer after complaints were made about the leniency of his sentence.
Evil Thomas Cashman was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 42 years for gunning down the nine-year-old at her family home in Liverpool.
The youngster was tragically caught in the crossfire of a deadly gang war when Cashman tried to murder a fleeing rival.
The gangster was caged at Manchester Crown Court earlier this month but cowardly refused to attend the sentencing hearing in person.
Now the Attorney General's Office has said it has received a request asking for the sentence to be considered too lenient.
This means the office now has 28 days to consider it and could decide to refer it to the Court of Appeal. Judges there then could increase it.
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A spokesman for the office told The Sun: "We have received a request for this sentence to be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.
"The Law Officers have 28 days from sentencing to consider the case and make a decision.”
It is understood several members of the public made complaints about the sentence.
Sources say they were hoping for a whole life term.
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The horror unfolded on August 22 last year in a "pre-planned and ruthless attack" that "went horribly wrong".
The youngster had been stood behind her mum Cheryl Korbel when Cashman, 34, blindly fired through the front door in a botched gang hit.
His bullet missed intended hit Joseph Nee and instead passed through Cheryl's hand into the middle of Olivia's chest.
Only moments earlier, she had run terrified from her bedroom after hearing the commotion, screaming: "Mum, I'm scared".
Olivia's mum sobbed as the sentence was handed down while she clutched a pink teddy bear made from her daughter's pyjamas.
The killer had refused to attend his sentencing after his defence claimed he was aware prosecutors sang "We are the Champions" following his conviction.
It was then revealed that the killer had to be kept in isolation for his own safety after mobsters put a £250,000 bounty on his head.
After Cashman was thrown behind bars Olivia's mum made a plea.
Cheryl begged that gun violence stop – before more youngsters are tragically killed.
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