A defendant on trial in connection with the killing of 11-year-old Liverpool boy Rhys Jones trial says he was at home with accused gunman Sean Mercer watching a documentary about the rapper 50 Cent when the schoolboy was killed, a court was told today.

A man told the Rhys Jones trial in England today how he found a bicycle owned by alleged gunman Sean Mercer hidden in bushes on the day after the murder.

A young boy told the Rhys Jones murder trial in Liverpool today that he saw a hooded gunman in the seconds before and after the 11-year-old was shot.

THE teenager accused of murdering Rhys Jones admitted to the killing just minutes after the schoolboy was shot, a court heard yesterday.

The teenager accused of murdering Rhys Jones in Liverpool admitted to the killing just minutes after the schoolboy was shot, a court heard today.

A bicycle used by the alleged gunman to flee the scene where English schoolboy Rhys Jones was shot dead had the DNA of a teenager accused of his murder on it, a court heard today.

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

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

Innocent English schoolboy Rhys Jones died when he strayed into a feud between rival gangs, a court heard today.

Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones, Merseyside Police said today.

Police in England have been given another 12 hours to question a dozen suspects over the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones.

Eleven people have been arrested in connection with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones in Liverpool, England.

The mother of British gun victim Rhys Jones will make a direct plea to the mother of his killer on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme tonight.

A further four people were detained in Liverpool today on suspicion of the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, police said.

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was in custody last night over the shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, as the detective heading the inquiry made a personal plea for one crucial witness to come forward.

A 15-year-old youth was arrested today by detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, Merseyside Police said.

Six suspects are in custody tonight being questioned by detectives hunting the killer of Rhys Jones.

Merseyside Police this afternoon confirmed they have traced a potentially key witness in the Rhys Jones murder inquiry.

A DYING 11-year-old boy spent his last moments being cradled in the arms of his mother after being shot in a pub car park.

An 11-year-old boy shot dead in a pub car park was today named by police as Rhys Jones.