Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Renewed appeal for information as community pays tribute to murdered girl

Detectives investigating the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Dovecot have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting.

Joseph Nee, 35, is suspected to have been the intended target of Monday night’s shooting and has been detained in hospital, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound sustained in the incident.

Nee, from the Dovecot area, was being chased by a masked man armed with a handgun when he forced his way into Olivia’s home to escape.

Olivia was shot as her mother tried to close the door on the intruders.

The investigation into her murder continues, with police and local leaders urging anyone with information to come forward.

Councillor appeals for information

Councillor for Knotty Ash Harry Doyle said: "Speaking to residents yesterday, it was clear that they wanted the person that's responsible for this behind bars.

“So, we set up The Drive, which is a local charity at the end of this road. If people don't feel comfortable reporting to the police for whatever reason or through Crimestoppers, they can come to The Drive and give information to us anonymously.

“We can feed that back to the police, which we have already done. We had people come to us yesterday, we've had people come to us today. I knew people would come forward.

"The community is still in a lot of disbelief. I think you can feel it. I live here myself. I can feel it. I can't even put it into words. People are hurting, obviously. We're still finding information as we go along. It's even more and more horrific. Now things are starting to settle a bit, people are angry, they want this person brought to justice."

Support for local community

Liam Robinson, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said, "Obviously a tragic and very, very upsetting time. From the City Council's perspective, we are very much here to work with and strongly support all the sterling work Merseyside Police are doing and do everything that we can to support the local communities. Anything we can do to assist, we will be doing that."

Merseyside Police have called this shocking incident ‘abhorrent’ and have asked the community to come forward with information.

As a matter of urgency, they are asking for dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage from anyone who lives, works or was visiting the area of Kingsheath Avenue on the night of the incident.