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Post by Frenchie on Oct 9, 2009 14:11:41 GMT 1
The mother of Rhys Jones's killer has lost an appeal against her three-year jail sentence for lying to detectives investigating the murder. Janette Mercer, 49, misled police about the bicycle owned by her son, Sean, which he was riding when he shot the 11-year-old in Liverpool. Her bid to challenge the sentence was rejected at the Court of Appeal. Sean Mercer was ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years for the murder of Rhys in Croxteth in August 2007. Three judges at the Court of Appeal in London ruled that the punishment handed out to Janette Mercer was not excessive. She had pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at Liverpool Crown Court, and was jailed in April this year. More >>
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