Court proceedings involving the mum of Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer were paused after she said she was going to "pass out".
Janette Mercer was jailed for three years back in 2009 for perverting the course of justice, having told lies to detectives investigating the 11-year-old schoolboy's murder. On the day of her sentencing on that occasion, she reportedly smiled at friends and family in the public gallery as she was led to the cells by security guards.
The now 63-year-old is currently back before Liverpool Crown Court today, Monday, after pleading guilty to another charge of assisting an offender. This relates to another of her three sons, Joseph Mercer, who she helped while he was being investigated over drug supply offences.
