In her first public statements since her daughter was fatally shot at their home in Liverpool, Cheryl Corbell broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her “little shadow”. He described how Olivia would never stop talking and said: “That’s what I miss the most, because I can’t hear her talk.” Image: Olivia Pratt-Korbel And she said the family were planning days out and a trip to buy Olivia’s new school uniform before she died. Wearing a cast on her wrist after being injured in the shooting, Ms Korbel said she hoped whoever was responsible for the killing would come forward. “You know you’ve made a mistake, so you have to own it,” the 46-year-old said. “As I’ve taught my kids, you do something wrong, you make it.
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“If someone is hiding these weapons they need to speak up because they need to be off these streets. “No one, no one should have to go through this.” Mrs Korbel said Olivia was “amazing” and “loved life”. “She was my little shadow. She went everywhere with me,” Ms. Korbel added. “Everyone she met, everyone fell in love with her. She left a mark on everyone she met.” “She may well have only been nine, but she packed a lot in those nine years. She never, ever stopped talking – and that’s what I miss the most because I can’t hear her talk. “We organized days out, we were on summer vacation. We took Liv swimming. “We went to Blackpool, just me and Liv. We were talking about getting a new uniform for school, but I didn’t get that chance to get a new uniform. “But I’ll keep going, for Liv.” Earlier, Olivia’s father paid tribute to his daughter and said her death “cannot be in vain” as he called on anyone with information about her death to come forward. Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:27 Olivia Pratt-Korbel family footage In a statement, John Francis Pratt and his extended family said: “We do not want another child to lose their life in such horrific circumstances and we do not want to see another family suffer as we are suffering now. “Olivia’s death cannot be in vain and we want people to feel safe and secure, 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. “ Olivia was shot at her home when a gunman chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into the property in Dovecot at around 10pm on Monday 22 August. An autopsy determined her medical cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest. A 34-year-old Liverpool man arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in custody after police were given an extension to continue their questioning. Three other men were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
