Gun found in Liverpool cemetery NOT linked to Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder
The firearm was recovered in West Derby on October 18th
A gun discovered in a Liverpool cemetery is not linked to the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, police have said.
The weapon, found along with ammunition in a Nike bag in West Derby Cemetery last week, was forensically tested by police to see whether it was used by the gunman who shot Olivia at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22.
The Glock handgun was also tested to see if it was linked to the murders of Sam Rimmer, who was shot in Dingle on August 16, or council worker Ashley Dale, 28, who was killed in Old Swan on August 21.
On Wednesday, Merseyside Police said it was not linked to any of the murder investigations.
Police have said two weapons were used by the gunman who shot Olivia and injured her mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, as he chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee, into their home.
A .38 revolver was the weapon which killed Olivia and a a Glock-type self-loading 9mm pistol was also fired, detectives said.
Thomas Cashman, 34, of Grenadier Drive, West Derby, has been charged with Olivia's murder and is due to stand trial in March.