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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Adam Everett

Face of lying mum Janette Mercer who covered up sons' crimes again

This is the face of lying mum Janette Mercer, who has been jailed for a second time after covering her sons' crimes.

She was previously locked up for three years back in 2009 for perverting the course of justice, having lied to detectives investigating the murder of Rhys Jones. Son Sean Mercer, then aged 16, shot and killed the 11-year-old in August 2007.

Janette Mercer was imprisoned again at Liverpool Crown Court this afternoon, Monday, after helping another of her children, Joseph Mercer, to remain at large while he was wanted for dealing drugs. The now 63-year-old allowed the fugitive to live with her while misleading the police over his whereabouts.

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