Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Suspect denies being in 'murder frame of mind'

The antheral accused of sidesplitting nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has denied being successful a "murder framework of mind" connected the nighttime of her death.

Thomas Cashman, 34, is accused of shooting Olivia and injuring her parent aft chasing a convicted cause trader into their Liverpool location successful August.

Giving grounds for a 3rd time astatine Manchester Crown Court, helium was cross-examined connected his movements successful the lead-up to the shooting.

Mr Cashman denies being the gunman.

David McLachlan KC, prosecuting, asked Mr Cashman wherefore helium had near his location successful West Derby, Liverpool, astatine astir 20:30 BST that day.

Mr McLachlan said: "Were you starting to get excited?"

"No, I was not starting to get excited," Mr Cashman replied.

Mr McLachlan asked him: "Were you starting to get successful the execution framework of mind?"

He said: "No, I was not getting successful nary execution framework of caput whatsoever."

He denied being a antheral wearing achromatic tracksuit bottoms who was seen walking from Aspes Road, wherever Mr Cashman's Citroen Berlingo van was parked, soon aft 21:00.

He said: "What you accidental is conscionable what you think. You're trying to marque the assemblage judge what you deliberation to beryllium existent erstwhile I'm telling you the truth."

Mr Cashman has admitted being a "high-level cannabis dealer".

He said helium did not "agree" with selling Class A drugs but if idiosyncratic helium knew was selling them helium would not "judge them by it".

Mr Cashman, of Grenadier Drive, Liverpool, denies the execution of Olivia, the attempted execution of convicted cause trader Joseph Nee, wounding with intent to bash grievous bodily harm to Olivia's parent Cheryl Korbel, and 2 counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.