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The murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Family of 'intended target' drops RIP note at 9-year-old's memorial

Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with a gunman at the door, receives a note from 'Nee family'

DOVECOT, LIVERPOOL: The nine-year-old girl, Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot dead at her home on August 22, has received a well-wishing note from the Nee family. It is still unknown if it belongs to the relatives of Joseph Nee, the 35-year-old convicted burglar who was the intended target of a masked attacker.

As previously reported, an unidentified gunman shot Olivia in a gang war after barging into her house while chasing Joseph. When the gunman opened fire, Olivia was standing behind her mother Cheryl. Cheryl was shot in the wrist, and the bullet passed through her and into Olivia's chest, leading to the girl's death. On August 23, Joseph was arrested in hospital for violating his license conditions, and Merseyside police said he would be returned to prison. On August 29, the RIP note was found near Olivia's house that read, "So sorry for the loss of beautiful Olivia. Rest in peace. Thinking of your family, Nee family," reported by DailyMail.  

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Justice for Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Merseyside Police shared a tweet after Sam Rimmer and Ashley Dale were also shot dead in the Liverpool area. It said, "Our crackdown on serious organised crime and the pursuit of those responsible for the murders of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale and Sam Rimmer is relentless and in the last 24 hours we have arrested a further 32 people and executed 11 search warrants.”

Prior to this, on August 28, police urged anyone with information on the killing of nine-year-old Olivia to come forward, saying “silence is not an option." In a video released on Twitter, Merseyside police wrote, "When it comes to catching murderers, silence is not an option. The progress we've made in seeking justice for Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale & Sam Rimmer is thanks to info from the public. Sadly we now all know Olivia, Ashley & Sam's names. Now we need their killer's.

In the video, a voiceover can be heard saying, “We’ve got parents who’ve lost their children. We’ve got a nine-year-old girl who won’t celebrate her 18th birthday. She won’t celebrate her wedding. She won’t have children of her own. If you’ve got information and you’re withholding it, you’re protecting the killers. We need your information. Provide that information to us and we’ll do the rest.”