00:00Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing can now face extra punishment under a new law inspired by Liverpool schoolgirl Olivia
00:07Pratt-Corbell.
00:08Nine-year-old Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecote in August 2022, when gunman Thomas Cashman chased another
00:15man into her home.
00:17He later refused to attend sentencing at Manchester Crown Court, where Olivia's mother had planned to read her victim impact
00:25statement in person.
00:27Following a campaign by her family, legislation known as Olivia's Law has now received royal assent.
00:34Judges can impose further custodial penalties or prison sanctions on offenders who refuse to appear.
00:40Her family say it will help make a difference to other victims.
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