Sean Mercer moved after beating from fellow prisoner

Jan 5 2009 Liverpool Daily Post

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THE killer of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones has been beaten up by a fellow prisoner after being jailed.

Sean Mercer, 18, needed medical treatment after he was set upon in what is being described as a revenge attack for his shooting of Rhys, in August, 2007.

Sources say he was assaulted after Christmas – only days after he was jailed for a minimum of 22 years, following the lengthy trial at Liverpool CrownCourt.

A Prison Service Spokeswoman said "We can confirm an incident took place at HMP Moorland at 2.30pm on Saturday December 27 in which two prisoners assaulted each other. The incident lasted less than two minutes and was quickly resolved by the timely intervention of staff."