Undated photo of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot dead at her home in Liverpool on Monday night
The family of Olivia Pratt-Korbel today paid tribute to their ‘beautiful baby girl’ and apologised for the ‘cruel world we live in and the monsters in it’ after she was shot dead in her own home.
Cousin Rebecca Louise remembered the nine-year-old as ‘full of sass’ as she vowed the family would do whatever they could to help achieve justice.
Olivia was shot dead when a balaclava-clad thug, chasing another man now identified as career criminal Joseph Nee, 35, barged into her Liverpool home.
Her mother, Cheryl, was desperately trying to shut the front door as a single bullet smashed her wrist before killing her daughter standing behind her.
The Korbel family are entirely innocent and had no connection to the gunman or Nee.
Today, Ms Louise told Metro.co.uk: ‘I don’t think I or the family will ever find the words to describe the heartache we have all felt in the past 24 hours.
‘We haven’t just lost ‘Our Liv’, we’ve lost a daughter, a sister, a niece, a cousin and a granddaughter. Our little Liv who was full of life, full of sass and most definitely knew what she wanted in life.
‘You had so much potential and a full life to lead beautifully.
‘I can only apologise for the cruel world we live in and the monsters in it. My heart aches so much and I don’t think we will ever digest what’s happened.
‘We WILL find who did this and we WILL get justice for you baby girl. Lewis & I love you SO much it hurts. Forever 9 years young.’