Rhys Jones shooting latest from the Liverpool Daily Post

Rhys Jones accused: Why I hid gun for "killer" Oct 24 2008

A boy told the Rhys Jones murder trial today that he hid the gun from police because he was frightened of the alleged killer and his gang.Read

Rhys Jones: Another defendant named Oct 20 2008

ONE OF the defendants in the Rhys Jones murder trial can be named for the first time.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Mother gives evidence against own son Oct 17 2008

THE mother of a teenager accused of being involved in the Rhys Jones shooting has given evidence against her own son.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Young witness describes shooting Oct 15 2008

A young boy told a jury today that he saw a gunman on a bicycle fire the shots which killed schoolboy Rhys Jones in a pub car park.Read

Rhys Jones trial: DNA on bike helped find accused Oct 11 2008

And 18-year-old Sean Mercer admitted the killing just minutes after the schoolboy was shot, Liverpool Crown Court was told.Read

Rhys Jones trial: How "killer" removed evidence Oct 11 2008

RHYS Jones’s alleged killer was doused in petrol at a remote Merseyside industrial unit to get rid of gunshot residue on his body, the murder trial jury was told.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Intended target "friendly" with accused Oct 11 2008

ONE of the youths who was the alleged target of the shots which killed Rhys Jones yesterday told Liverpool Crown Court he had been “friendly” with the murder accused, Sean Mercer.Read

Rhys Jones murder trial: Rhys bullet wound matched alleged murder weapon Oct 10 2008

A GUN allegedly used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones replicated the wounds inflicted in his shooting when fired in tests, a court heard today.Read

Rhys Jones trial day one: Mother flees court in tears as CCTV played Oct 10 2008

THE distraught mother of Rhys Jones fled court in tears yesterday, unable to watch the moment her young son was gunned down as an innocent victim of Liverpool’s violent gang warfare.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Rhys parents face-to-face with alleged killer Oct 10 2008

ALL eyes turned on alleged killer Sean Mercer as he took his place in the court.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Revealed - the simmering court feud which led to Rhys's death Oct 10 2008

SEAN MERCER went to the Fir Tree pub in Croxteth Park to shoot down a gang rival, the court heard.Read

Rhys Jones trial: Eyes of the UK on Liverpool for court case Oct 10 2008

LIZA WILLIAMS on a case which has generated huge national interestRead

Rhys Jones trial: Jury gasps at CCTV footage shown in murder trial Oct 09 2008

A gasp was heard from the jury box as CCTV footage of the shooting of Rhys Jones was played at a murder trial today.Read

Rhys Jones murder trial: 'Violent gang war led to 11-year-old's death' Oct 09 2008

SCHOOLBOY Rhys Jones was shot dead after he was caught up in a violent Liverpool gang war, a court heard today.Read

Rhys Jones: Derby day a cause for celebration of appeal success Sep 27 2008

PLAYERS and managers at Liverpool’s two big football clubs used this weekend's Merseyside derby to remember Rhys Jones and make a stand against gun crime in the city.Read

Derby day used to remember Rhys Jones Sep 27 2008

PLAYERS and managers at Liverpool’s two big football clubs will use today’s derby to remember Rhys Jones and make stand against gun crime in the city.Read

Hundreds turn out to run in memory of Rhys Jones Sep 14 2008

HUNDREDS of runners from across the UK today took part in a race held in memory of Rhys Jones, the 11-year-old murdered in a Liverpool suburb last year.Read

Rhys Jones accused left without a QC Aug 30 2008

A TEENAGER accused of murdering schoolboy Rhys Jones has been left without a QC one month before the trial, Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday.Read