Crimestoppers is offering a reward of £50,000 “for information” in the search for the culprit that killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Founder and chairman of Crimestoppers, Lord Ashcroft, has made the donation for the reward to be made in the hunt for the nine-year-old’s killer.
It will be offered through the charity for anyone that has vital information that would lead to the conviction of those responsible for the schoolgirl’s death.
This follows an extensive land search conducted by Merseyside Police at the West Derby Golf Club in hopes of finding the gun used in the incident.
Olivia was fatally shot inside her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on Monday 22 August.
Her mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, suffered an injured wrist from the same bullet that killed her daughter, who was standing behind her when the gunman tried to force his way into their home.
The gunman had been in pursuit of convicted burglar Joseph Nee at their property, firing two shots intended for the burglar at around 10pm.
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Lord Ashcroft said on Twitter: “We need to catch the cowards responsible for the death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
“I am offering £50,000 for information, given via @CrimestoppersUK, that leads to them being jailed.”
Merseyside Police have arrested nine men as part of their investigation into her death but all have since been bailed.
Speaking on Monday, Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen said: “We have made nine arrests and we are building up an evidential picture, but we still need more information and we need to find the guns.
“I would appeal to anyone who has information which could help us with our investigation to come forward.
“This offender and those protecting him are a blight on the community and the impact they have on the decent people of the community is toxic.”
Olivia’s funeral is set to be held at St Margaret Mary’s Church in Knotty Ash, Liverpool on Thursday.
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC on Twitter or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting log 1083 of 22nd August.
