According to reports, the cold-blooded killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel will trade prison security for the lives of other criminals.
According to the MailOnline, a £250,000 bounty has been placed on the head of murderer Thomas Cashman, 34, and he is presently being held in isolation in Strangeways Prison for his “personal protection.”
After a jury found him guilty of killing the youngster in her own home in Dovecot, Liverpool, last August, he was given a life sentence with a minimum of 42 years in jail for his terrible act.
According to a gang source, the crime has turned him into the community’s top nemesis in Strangeways.
Police hope the killer will give up names and share details about a number of violent offences and drug conspiracies across the north west.
The gang insider previously said: ‘There’s fears he will grass to get an easier life in prison as an informer. And also there’s people out for revenge. Cashman is a real target. The £250,000 bounty will entice people.’
The source said the bounty was publicised on encrypted messaging app Telegram, as those who ordered the hit are likely worried Cashman will reveal information about gang executions and unsolved murders to improve the terms of his imprisonment.
The source added: ‘His testimony would cause a world of pain for several big organised crime bosses who do not want their activities being looked at.
‘He has nothing to lose, he is cornered. There’s lifers who will be mixing with him in months and years to come who will not think twice about carrying it out.
‘Cashman knows everything there is to know about organised crime, drugs and violence in Merseyside.’
On the day of Olivia’s killing Cashman was chasing drug dealer Joseph Nee, who was the intended target of the shooting.
Nee fled into Olivia’s home and Cashman shot through the front door, killing Olivia and injuring her mum Cheryl.
But the two guns used by Cashman that day have not been found by police, leading to concerns that they could be used in other crimes.
Cashman denied killing Olivia and said while he was working as a drug dealer in the area at the time of the shooting, he was not the gunman.