Channel 4's Merseyside Detectives highlights the investigation into the nine-year-old's murder A documentary on the murders of Ashley Dale and Olivia Pratt-Korbel arrives on Channel 4 tonight. Merseyside Detectives premieres at 9pm and follows the force's investigation into the high-profile killings that rocked the city to its core. The fly-on-the-wall documentary, from Liverpool-based company LA Productions, will look at the investigations of DCI Cummings and Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Baker, the senior investigating officer into Olivia's murder.
The four-part documentary, which will provide exclusive access into Merseyside Police's investigations, will also include interviews with the officers involved in the cases and the victims' families, including Ashley's mum Julie Dale, and Olivia's mum Cheryl Korbel . Olivia was killed on August 22, 2022, when she was shot by Thomas Cashman , who chased convicted drug dealer Joseph Nee into her family home in Dovecot, Liverpool. Cashman shot blindly through the front door, with a .
38 calibre revolver, wounding Cheryl and fatally wounding nine-year-old Olivia who was shot in the chest. On the first anniversary of her death last year, Cheryl said she wants her daughter to be remembered as a “sassy little princess”, who was “cheeky” and “loved life”. Cheryl said Olivia left a lasting impact on the community and has since been remembered with a garden in Court Hey Park , Knowsley , which features a butterfly mosaic a.