THE jury in the Rhys Jones murder trial, sitting at Liverpool Crown Court, were sent home for the weekend to resume their deliberations at 10.15am on Monday.
SeanThe prosecution claim Sean Mercer, 18, is a member of the Croxteth Crew gang and blasted three shots across the pub car park after targeting members of a rival gang. Mercer, of Good Shepherd Close, Croxteth, denies murder and says he was at a friend’s home watching a DVD when Rhys was killed.
James Yates, 20, of Dodman Road, and Nathan Quinn, 18, of Wickett Close, both Croxteth; Gary Kays, 25, of Mallard Close and Melvin Coy, 24, of Abbeyfield Drive, both West Derby, Liverpool, deny assisting an offender along with Boy M, 16, and Boy K, 17, who cannot be identified.
