Murder of Rhys Jones

Murder of Rhys Jones
Date22 August 2007
LocationCroxteth, Liverpool
ConvictedSean Mercer
ChargesMurder
VerdictGuilty
SentenceLife imprisonment (22 years minimum)

On 22 August 2007, Rhys Milford Jones, an eleven-year-old English boy, was murdered in Liverpool while walking home from football practice.[1][2] Sean Mercer, aged 16 at the time of the shooting, went on trial on 2 October 2008,[3] and was found guilty of murder on 16 December.[4] Mercer was sentenced to life imprisonment serving a minimum of 22 years.

  1. ^ Attewill, Fred (29 August 2007). "Boy arrested on suspicion of Rhys murder". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference victim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Rhys Jones murder trial to start". BBC News. 2 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Teenager convicted of Rhys murder". BBC News. 16 December 2008.