Those attending were asked to wear a “pink dip” to remember her and started arriving at the church in Knotty Ash shortly before the event started at 11am on Thursday. Her mother Cheryl Korbel, who last week paid tribute to her “little shadow”, was among those at St Margaret Mary’s Church. In a eulogy, Mrs Korbel said Olivia had been born six weeks early and spent nine days in a special baby unit. “She was so young, but even as a newborn she had a mind of her own,” she said. He added that Olivia was independent and even as a young child she chose the clothes she wanted to wear. Mrs Korbel said: “Although she loved glitz and glam, she would never go overboard and was very particular, even down to her stockings.
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“Olivia was very chatty and bubbly and talking about England to the point where we thought she had Duracell batteries in her somewhere.” “Olivia loved to sing and dance. She always sang along to songs she liked, especially when we were driving and she was always in charge of the CD player.” “Olivia knew exactly how to wrap people around her little finger to get what she wanted, especially her brother Ryan and sister Chloe. Image: Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s coffin arrives at St Margaret Mary’s Church in Knotty Ash, Liverpool in a carriage “Often he would give them a cheeky smile and they would immediately back off.” “He would have made a great lawyer as he had an answer for everything.” Mrs Korbel added: “Liv touched the hearts of many people and was loved and adored by all. “She will never be forgotten. I will never say goodbye to her, but what I will say is good night, I love you, see you in the morning.” Image: The pallbearers carry the coffin to the church People were seen lining the road as the young man’s coffin arrived at the church in a carriage. Lilies adorned the white coffin, which had butterflies on the side, and unicorn and teddy bear flower decorations were placed next to it on the white carriage. Further flower arrangements spelling out ‘daughter’ and ‘Liv’ were inside the hearse which arrived at the church shortly before the carriage. Sky’s Caterina Vitozzi, who was in Liverpool for the event, said: “It was a private funeral but hundreds of members of the public came to pay their respects, lining the road outside St Margaret Mary’s. Image: Mourners, many wearing the requested pink clothing, enter the church at Knotty Ash “It is a few meters from the Junior school where Olivia was a pupil. “The crowds fell into complete silence as, just before 11am, Olivia’s coffin arrived by carriage. “As her small white coffin, covered in pink butterflies and a drop of diamonds, was carried into the church, her family and friends sobbed, but there were also tears among people who had never met Olivia. “Many of them stayed to listen to the service, standing outside the church gates, which was broadcast to them through outdoor speakers. “This tragedy, the death of an innocent child, has shaken this city. It is a palpable loss.” Image: Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s school created a tribute to her on the day of her funeral, in the pink requested by her family Police are still searching for the gunman who chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into Olivia’s family home at around 10pm on August 22. Olivia died of a gunshot wound to the chest caused by a bullet that had gone through her mother’s arm. Another of those arriving for the function was Olivia’s principal, Rebecca Wilkinson. Image: A classmate of Olivia Pratt-Korbel writes a prayer on the day of her funeral Pupils at St Margaret Mary’s Junior School, next door to the church, were not expected to attend but were asked to wear pink. The funeral home staff wore dark suits with pink wands and pink butterfly pins.
