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Abigail Nicholson

Second man arrested within 24 hours in Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder probe

Another man has been arrested in the Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder probe.

Detectives arrested the man, 40, from Dovecot, in connection with the murder of Olivia on Monday, August 22. The man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender today, Friday, September 30.

The 40-year-old, who is the 11th person to be arrested in connection with the murder to date, was taken to a police station for questioning.

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The schoolgirl was at home with her mum, Cheryl, on August 22 when a man ran into their family home being chased by a gunman. The gunman shot Olivia and she died in Alder Hey Children's Hospital a short time later.

Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC.

Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £200,000 for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for Olivia's murder. Only information given exclusively to Crimestoppers via the 0800 555 111 number or the simple and secure anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org will qualify*** More information about how to claim a reward is available here.

If you have any CCTV/dashcam/smart doorbell footage that could help our inquiries they can be downloaded on the dedicated public portal for Olivia's murder, which will go straight through to the investigation team. Footage can be submitted at the Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).

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