Mobsters have placed a £250,000 bounty on Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer, Thomas Cashman, in a bid to silence him

MOBTS have put a £250,000 bounty on the killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

Sources say drug lords ordered the hit to silence enforcer Thomas Cashman over fears he would buy them.

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Cashman, 34, faces life behind bars as he is convicted of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia in Liverpool today.

He has also been linked to three other unsolved deaths.

Sources say he might chat inside in exchange for a more comfortable time.

Gangland figures want him finally silenced – and are also said to be seeking revenge for other murders he’s allegedly linked to.

Messages about the bounty were sent via encrypted App Telegram to criminals in the North and near prisons.

Cashman, whose murder of nine-year-old Olivia at her home in Liverpool shocked the nation, has spent months at Strangeways in Manchester.

It’s unclear where the career criminal – one of the North West’s most feared drug enforcement officers – will move after he was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court today.

A source told The Sun: “The figure being talked about is £250,000 to silence him – kill him.

“He knows everything about organized crime, drugs and violence in this area.

“His knowledge and testimony could bring a world of pain to some very big criminals who don’t want their activities investigated.

“He’s got nothing to lose – he’s cornered. There are significant others who will mingle with it in the months and years to come and won’t think twice about carrying it out.”

Cashman may be willing to release information on unsolved gangland executions and murders in the area.

In return, sources say he would like additional checks on his welfare and a better cell, with a move to a softer prison in the years to come.

Cashman – who posted a picture of him pretending to put a gun on a wax figure of the Queen on Facebook – worked for a paramilitary-style criminal group across Merseyside.

An ex-cop who worked in the area for three years says he could be linked to three unsolved cases.

These include the murder of Karl Bradley, 31, whose brother Kirk is serving life for a crime spate in Liverpool.

Former Met detective Peter Bleksley said: “Cashman’s name keeps popping up. It would be easier for a lot of people if he were dead.”

Olivia was shot dead by Cashman last August while he was stalking fellow criminal Joseph Nee.

The Sun has been told that Nee has been targeted for stealing £1million worth of cocaine from a Manchester home.

Cashman was convicted thanks to the testimony of a brave ex.

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