Thomas Cashman to be kept in isolation for his own safety after mobsters put £250k hit on Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer

THOMAS Cashman will be placed in prison isolation for his own protection. 

The gunman was yesterday sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August last year.

The Sun earlier revealed how gangsters have placed a £250,000 bounty on his head amid fears he will shop other criminals. 

He is said to be "public enemy number one" inside Strangeways Prison in Manchester where he has spent the last few months. 

Following his sentencing at Manchester Crown Court, where he refused to appear in the dock, he faces time in isolation to keep him away from those wanting to harm him. 

One criminal in particular will be keeping an eye on the killer once inside.

Cashman has been linked to the unsolved murder of Karl Bradley, whose body was found covered in snow in a garden. 

Detectives believe the 31-year-old was shot dead when a stray bullet went through the window of a nearby house where two children were sleeping.

He is the brother of gangster Kirk Bradley, who is serving a life sentence for a wave of violent crime in Liverpool. 

A source told The Sun: "Cashman will be in isolation for a period of time for his own sake. 

"It'll be easier for all involved. 

"There's fears he will grass to get an easier life in prison as an informer. And also there's people out for revenge. 

"Not least Kirk Bradley - who is influential - and has a lot of friends within the prison community.

"Cashman is a real target. The £250,000 bounty will entice people."

The bounty was believed to be circulated on the encrypted messaging app Telegram to organised criminals across the north west.

Cashman, 34, was last week found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Olivia and the wounding with intent of her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, as he chased convicted drug dealer Joseph Nee into their home in the Dovecot area on August 22 last year.

The jury also found him guilty of the attempted murder of Nee and two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

He must serve a minimum of 42 years.