Thomas Cashman, 35, who was convicted of shooting and killing nine-year-old Olivia, has had his application for permission to file an appeal denied by a judge.

Dame Victoria Sharp, delivering the decision, emphasised the gravity of Cashman’s offence and dismissed any claims of excessive sentencing, stating, “It cannot be sensibly argued that the overall sentencing imposed was excessive, let alone manifestly excessive.”

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