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THE biggest reward in Crimestoppers history has been offered to help catch Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer.
A total of £200,000 is on the table for anyone who can help convict those responsible for the nine-year-old's tragic death last month.
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Crimestoppers founder and chairman Lord Ashcroft last week offered £50,000 in a desperate bid to catch the killer who callously gunned down Olivia at her home on August 22.
And on Wednesday, the reward was increased thanks to the offer of £100,000 from a private donor which the peer has now matched.
Innocent Olivia was shot dead in cold blood after a gunman chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22.
Her mum, Cheryl Korbel, 46, was injured as the gunman chased Nee into their property at about 10pm.
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Merseyside Police have since arrested nine men as part of their investigation - but all have since been bailed.
Announcing Crimestoppers's biggest single reward offer in history today, Lord Ashcroft said: "This case has been incredibly shocking, not just for those who are directly affected but also for Liverpool and the nation as a whole.
"I am delighted that with the support of a private donor, Crimestoppers can now offer a record £200,000 for information to catch Olivia's killer.
"A precious young life has been lost so we need every effort to find those involved in this appalling killing."
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Olivia's killer opened fired at her home on August 22, with a bullet passing through her mum's wrist before striking her.
Today, investigators revealed two guns were used in the shooting - a .38 revolver that killed Olivia, and a Glock 9mm pistol that has been used in three attacks in Merseyside over a two-and-a-half-year period.
Police believe the Glock is still being stored in the Dovecot area and have asked the public to tell them where it is.
Speaking at a press conference today, Merseyside Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen, said: "Clearly the gunman doesn't want us to find these guns because it may link him back to them and thereby Olivia's murder.
"However, and as I have already stated in previous press conferences, this man is utterly toxic to our communities.
"Nobody wants this man around them or where they live. Nobody wants to be associated with him."
A precious young life has been lost so we need every effort to find those involved in this appalling killing.
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Urging anyone with information to come forward, he said some people may "tolerate [the killer] through fear".
But he said even those people, given the choice, would "want him locked away".
He added: "With your support we can make this happen."
As Olivia lay dying on the floor, callous friends of the injured man arrived, carrying him to their black Audi and taking him to hospital - leaving the schoolgirl and her mum.
Little Olivia, whose funeral was last week, was rushed to hospital - but she was declared dead later that night.
Olivia's mum previously issued a heart-breaking appeal to find her daughter's killer - telling them "you know you have done wrong".
Crying through the pain, Cheryl demanded that anyone "hiding the guns" that killed Olivia needs to "speak up".
She added: "Because they need to be off these streets, no one, no one at all, should have to go through this."
Crimestoppers is independent of the police and takes information about crime completely anonymously.
The charity's chief executive, Mark Hallas, said: "If you're too scared to speak to the police, please remember that our charity, Crimestoppers, is here to help you do the right thing.
"Tell Crimestoppers what you know whilst staying completely anonymous. Please understand: Crimestoppers has kept its promise to protect your identity since we started back in the late 1980s
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"You can contact us via our website or call our UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111. Details about how to claim this reward are available online (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).
"When you contact Crimestoppers we never ask for or store personal details. All we ask is that you tell us what you know about who killed Olivia so that there can be some slow healing for her mother, her family, the city of Liverpool and everyone who has been touched by this truly awful murder."
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