The mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel paid tribute to her little shadow’ in an emotional video where she pleads with those responsible for her daughter’s death to ‘own up’.
Cheryl Korbel, whose nine-year-old daughter was shot in their home in Dovecot, Liverpool, broke down as she recalled how much she loved hearing little Olivia talk.
In a video appeal filmed and released by Merseyside Police, Ms Korbel said told her daughter’s killer: ‘you know you’ve done wrong, so you need to own up’.
She was injured during the shooting and a cast on her hand was visible throughout the video.
The 46-year-old said she hoped whoever was responsible for the killing would come forward.
Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, as pleaded with anyone who has any information about her daughter’s killer to come forward (pictured with a cast still on her hand)
Ms Korbel said she misses how much her nine-year-old daughter used to talk and her love for life
Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, was shot dead in her own home after a gun chase spilled over into her family’s house
Joseph Nee, 35, forced his way into Olivia’s home in an effort to flee the gunman pursuing him after her mother opened the door to see what the noises outside were
Merseyside Police previously released footage of this individual who they believed to be the shooter
She said: ‘You know you’ve done wrong, so you need to own up,.
‘Like I taught my kids, you do something wrong, you own up to it.
‘If anyone is hiding these guns they need to speak up because they need to be off the streets.
‘No one, no one at all should have to go through this.’
Wearing a cast on her wrist after being injured during the shooting, Ms Korbel said the family had been planning days out and a trip to buy Olivia’s new school uniform before she died.
She said: ‘I didn’t get that chance to go and get her school uniform.
‘But I’ll keep going, for Liv.’
Police previously appealed to the public and other criminals to turn in the culprit who killed Olivia
Olivia’s murder shocked the people of Liverpool and dozens of floral tributes were laid near to her home
She broke down in tears as she described how her daughter would never stop talking and said: ‘That’s what I miss the most, because I can’t hear her talk.’
Olivia’s father, John Francis Pratt, also paid tribute to his daughter and called for anyone with information on her death to come forward.
In a statement, Mr Pratt and his wider family said: ‘We don’t want another child to lose their life in such horrendous circumstances and we don’t want to see another family suffer like we are suffering now.
‘Olivia’s death cannot be in vain and we want people to feel safe and be safe, that can only happen if we all come together and make sure there is no place for guns, or those who use guns on our streets or in our communities.’
Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, with her father John Francis Pratt
A 34-year-old man from Liverpool arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in custody after police were granted an extension to continue questioning him.
Three other men have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Olivia was shot in her home when a gunman chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into the property at about 10pm on August 22.
A post-mortem examination found the medical cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the chest.