Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mother meets PM over new law

The parent of murdered nine-year-old, Olivia Pratt-Korbel, is gathering the premier curate connected Tuesday to sermon plans for a caller instrumentality to beryllium created successful her daughter's name.

Olivia was fatally changeable by Thomas Cashman erstwhile helium chased a chap cause trader into her location successful Dovecot, Liverpool, connected 22 August 2022.

Cashman refused to be tribunal erstwhile helium was jailed for beingness successful April 2023.

Cheryl Korbel is campaigning for caller authorities which would unit offenders to look successful tribunal for sentencing.

Ms Korbel and the MP for Knowsley, Anneliese Midgley, volition conscionable Sir Keir Starmer astatine 10 Downing Street to sermon Olivia's Law.

The run calls for reforms to forestall convicted criminals avoiding the courtroom.

Olivia's parent has previously said she believed Cashman did not be his sentencing due to the fact that "he's a coward". She said she had wanted her daughter's slayer to perceive her interaction connection "to recognize the symptom he's caused".

The authorities has committed to introducing a instrumentality ensuring offenders look successful court, with Ms Midgley calling Tuesday's gathering a important measurement guardant successful delivering connected their promise.

"No household should person to endure the symptom of seeing justness diminished due to the fact that an offender refuses to look successful court," said the Labour MP .

"Cheryl Korbel's courageous run highlights a captious spread successful our justness system.

"While thing tin undo the nonaccomplishment of Olivia, this instrumentality would guarantee dignity and justness for victims and their families."