22 Years Minimum For Mercer

A teenager has been jailed for life for the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones who was shot outside a Liverpool pub.

Sean Mercer, 18, of Croxteth, was convicted of the murder after a nine-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

Mercer was 16 when he shot Rhys outside the Fir Tree pub in August 2007 as the schoolboy walked back to his home from football practice.

He was ordered to serve a minimum tariff of 22 years by trial judge Mr Justice Irwin.

The judge branded Mercer a "coward" and described the gang members as "selfish and shallow criminals".

After the verdict was read out, Rhys' father Stephen Jones said: "Finally justice has been done for Rhys."

Mercer, of Good Shepherd Close, was convicted by the jury after almost four days of deliberations.

About time a judge gave a proper sentence, I hope to god those do gooder human rights morons dont appeal to get it reduced.

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I truly hope Mercer is under lock and key for the full term and not back out again in ten years or less. It's the best sentence we could hope for under the law because as the judge said he's a dangerous individual. Too bad he couldn't be locked up till the day he dies. Rhys's mum and dad will never stop grieving for him, twenty-two years is nothing to them.