Man Appears in UK Court Charged With 9-Year-Old’s Murder

Man Appears in UK Court Charged With 9-Year-Old’s Murder
A van containing Paul Russell driving away from the court building after he appeared on the same day as Thomas Cashman at Liverpool Magistrates in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 3, 2022. Colin McPherson/Getty Images
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LONDON—A man appeared in a court in the English city of Liverpool on Monday charged with the murder of a 9-year-old girl who was shot dead in her own home.

Thomas Cashman, 34, is accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was fatally shot when a gunman chased another man into her house in Dovecot, east of Liverpool, on Aug. 22.