The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Mercer

Family members who should have let justice take its course

All the people on this list attempted to pervert the course of justice in their family's favour

Liverpool Echo · Feb 20, 2023

Janette Mercer's lie nearly stopped police working out key clue to murder

The matriarch of the Mercer crime family is back behind bars along with two of her sons

Liverpool Echo · Feb 13, 2023

Mum of man who killed Rhys Jones jailed for helping other son evade justice over drugs charges

Janette Mercer was found guilty of assisting Joseph Mercer whilst he was being investigated over drug supply offences.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer jailed after helping wanted son to remain at large

Janette Mercer, mother of murderer Sean Mercer, appeared to begin hyperventilating in the dock

Liverpool Echo · Feb 6, 2023

Sean Mercer's mum says 'I'm going to pass out' in dramatic courtroom scenes

Proceedings were halted after Janette Mercer said she was going to 'collapse'

Liverpool Echo · Feb 6, 2023

Not content with covering for her child killer son, Janette Mercer breaks the law again

The mum of child killer Sean Mercer could find herself back in prison

Liverpool Echo · Dec 10, 2022

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer admits helping one of her sons to evade justice

Janette Mercer was jailed in 2009 for perverting the course of justice having told lies to detectives probing the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones - on Monday, she was back in court over a charge relating to another of her three sons

Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022

Mum of Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer admits helping son to evade justice

Janette Mercer was previously jailed for lying to detectives investigating the 11-year-old's murder

Liverpool Echo · Dec 6, 2022