The mother of murdered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has welcomed new powers handed to judges allowing punishments in prison for killers who refuse to attend their sentencings – but says there is still more work to do.
Cheryl Korbel has been campaigning for change ever since Thomas Cashman, who shot her daughter dead after he chased another drug dealer into her family home, refused to attend his sentencing hearing in April 2023. #itvnews
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