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| Rhys weapon 'was hidden in loft' | Rhys weapon 'was hidden in loft' |
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| A 17-year-old has described how the gun allegedly used to kill Rhys Jones was hidden in the loft of his house. | |
| The jury at Liverpool Crown Court was shown police interviews with the youth, who has been given immunity from prosecution and cannot be identified. | The jury at Liverpool Crown Court was shown police interviews with the youth, who has been given immunity from prosecution and cannot be identified. |
| The court has already heard how he was given the pistol by alleged killer Sean Mercer 20 minutes after Rhys was shot in Croxteth Park, Liverpool. | The court has already heard how he was given the pistol by alleged killer Sean Mercer 20 minutes after Rhys was shot in Croxteth Park, Liverpool. |
| Mr Mercer, of Good Shepherd Close, Croxteth, denies murder. | Mr Mercer, of Good Shepherd Close, Croxteth, denies murder. |
| The jury watched on Wednesday as the witness told police he took the gun, which was wrapped in carrier bags, and hid it in a dog kennel at his home. | The jury watched on Wednesday as the witness told police he took the gun, which was wrapped in carrier bags, and hid it in a dog kennel at his home. |
| On Thursday, more interviews were played in which the teenager said five days after the killing, Boy K - who is accused of assisting an offender - came to his house and asked for the gun. | On Thursday, more interviews were played in which the teenager said five days after the killing, Boy K - who is accused of assisting an offender - came to his house and asked for the gun. |
| 'Move it' | 'Move it' |
| "He said, 'I've come to move that'," the witness said. | "He said, 'I've come to move that'," the witness said. |
| "I said, 'go on then move it. I don't want to be involved in any of this'." | "I said, 'go on then move it. I don't want to be involved in any of this'." |
| The witness then told police Boy K had walked into the back garden before coming back in and using the phone to call someone to ask "what to do now". | The witness then told police Boy K had walked into the back garden before coming back in and using the phone to call someone to ask "what to do now". |
| The teenager said Boy K had returned to his house two minutes later and added: "[K] came back in and [the gun] is in his pocket. That's where his hand was. | The teenager said Boy K had returned to his house two minutes later and added: "[K] came back in and [the gun] is in his pocket. That's where his hand was. |
| "He said he was going to put it in my loft and I said, 'no you're not, I don't want anything to do with it. I'm not getting involved in all of this'. | "He said he was going to put it in my loft and I said, 'no you're not, I don't want anything to do with it. I'm not getting involved in all of this'. |
| "He climbed up into the loft. I could hear some rustling. Then he came down and left." | "He climbed up into the loft. I could hear some rustling. Then he came down and left." |
| James Yates, 20, of Dodman Road; Nathan Quinn, of Wickett Close, both Croxteth; Gary Kays, 25, of Mallard Close and Melvin Coy, 24, of Abbeyfield Drive, both West Derby, Liverpool, are accused of assisting an offender along with Boy M, 16, and Boy K, 17, who cannot be named. | James Yates, 20, of Dodman Road; Nathan Quinn, of Wickett Close, both Croxteth; Gary Kays, 25, of Mallard Close and Melvin Coy, 24, of Abbeyfield Drive, both West Derby, Liverpool, are accused of assisting an offender along with Boy M, 16, and Boy K, 17, who cannot be named. |
| All six deny the charges. The trial continues. | All six deny the charges. The trial continues. |