After the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel destroyed the city, Liverpool’s gang leaders have fled to their overseas villas as authorities crack down on organised crime.
Two guys were released after being arrested on suspicion of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Crime lords in Liverpool have fled abroad as police get tips.
According to reliable sources, gangsters are also rushing to distribute weapons and drugs.
The murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel has cracked the rule of silence that prevents people from informing the authorities. As a result, crime bosses in Liverpool have fled to their foreign mansions.
Gangsters are also hurrying to get weapons and drugs out of the city, according to sources, as police crack down on organized crime with a series of raids in their quest for the masked assassin who murdered the nine-year-old on Monday.
Two males, ages 36 and 33, who were arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder were granted bail last night.
Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine years old, was murdered at her family’s residence by a masked assailant in pursuit of drug dealer Joseph Nee. Cheryl, Olivia’s mother, was also shot in the wrist, and Nee was gravely injured.
In their first statement since Olivia’s passing, her family described her as a “unique, chatty, nosy kid” who “loved life and everything it had to offer.”
Two men suspected of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel, age nine, have been released on bond. Merseyside Police announced yesterday that a 33-year-old man from Dovecot was detained on suspicion of two charges of attempted murder.
The murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones by pistol in 2007 shed light on Liverpool’s organized crime groups, resulting in dozens of high-profile arrests in 2007. And now they fear that their opulent homes in affluent areas will be targeted once more, as the murder of Olivia shatters the traditional wall of silence preventing the public from speaking to police about illicit activity.
Currently, they will be concerned about house invasions. According to Dr. Simon Harding, head of the National Centre for Gang Research, there will be a large number of unexpected trips to Spain and Turkey.
On Monday evening, a masked gunman pursued Joseph Nee, a heroin dealer, into the home of the schoolgirl’s family.
As Olivia’s mother Cheryl hurriedly attempted to close their front door, the assailant fired fire, sending a bullet through her wrist and into her daughter’s chest. Nee was likewise injured.
The Mail on Sunday has learned that the alleged gunman’s name is that of a convicted armed robber whose brothers are known to be drug lords. Police declined to comment.
In a sad statement, Olivia’s family added, “If anyone knows anything, now is the time to speak up.” It is not about being a rat or a grass; it is about discovering who snatched our child from us.
In the ninth minute of yesterday’s triumph over Bournemouth, the crowd at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium cheered Olivia before singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Captain Jordan Henderson wore a shirt that read “RIP Olivia.”
Dr. Robert Hesketh, a criminologist at Liverpool John Moores University who studies gangs in the city, asserts that established families in Crosby, Formby, and Southport “don’t get their hands dirty” and control the city’s organized crime.
Former Liverpool FC player Ian Rush (right) and former Everton player Ian Snodin added floral wreaths to the flowers, balloons, and teddy bears placed outside the police cordon in honour of Olivia.
He stated, “These are not children loitering on street corners.” These men reside in upscale homes. They dress in suits. None of them will be content. They will be in hiding for some time.
This is supported by the fact that the police had leads; if it had been an average occurrence, the cops would have been helpless.
Liverpool’s organized crime is run by local families, whilst international gangs from countries such as Albania have moved into places such as London.
Merseyside has a long history of gun crime, and gangsters continue to have access to pistols in a way they cannot elsewhere.
Analysis conducted by the National Crime Agency indicated that seventy percent of ties to weapons came back to Liverpool and the North West.