Intended victim of gunman who killed nine-year-old girl arrested

The intended victim of the gunman who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been arrested for breaching the terms of his release from prison. (Peter Byrne/PA)

The 35-year-old man targeted by the masked gunman who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been arrested for breaching the terms of his release from prison and will be questioned in connection with the nine-year-old’s murder, police said.

Olivia was fatally shot in her own home in the Dovecot area of Liverpool on Monday night when the intended victim forced his way in as he tried to escape the gunman chasing him.