The parents of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones have been told that one of his killer’s accomplices is being allowed back to his home in their area – because of his human rights. Nathan Quinn, 20, was jailed for two years for helping teenage gunman Sean Mercer dispose of the murder weapon after 11-year-old Rhys was shot in a clash between rival gangs.
He is due to be freed this week.
Rhys’s parents Melanie and Stephen were assured that Quinn would be banned from the Croxteth area of Liverpool, where the shooting was plotted.
But they have now been informed that Quinn will be allowed back to the estate for five hours every afternoon to help care for a sick relative, believed to be his mother.
Horrified, they protested – only to be told that Quinn’s human rights had to be considered.
Had probation workers blocked Quinn’s request, he could have claimed the ruling breached his right to family life under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Rhys’s parents, who live only a few hundred yards away in the relatively crime-free Croxteth Park neighbourhood, said they felt their human rights were being ignored. Read More
