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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Eleanor Barlow, PA & Patrick Edrich

Man denies attempted murder of girl shot on way back from school

A man has denied the attempted murder of a teenage girl who was shot on her way home from school.

The 15-year-old was seriously injured while standing at a bus stop in Toxteth.. A 20-year-old man also suffered a non life-threatening gunshot injury to his hand in the incident on Upper Warwick Street at around 5.10pm on March 1.

Rio Jones appeared via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court today. The 19-year-old of Jermyn Street, Toxteth, pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a class B drug.

READ MORE: Everything we know after Liverpool schoolgirl shooting in Toxteth

Honorary recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary QC remanded Jones into custody until his trial on October 17. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.

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