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Merseyside gang member who covered up murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in 2007 is found dead

The Merseyside gang member who covered up the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in 2007 has been found dead.

Former Croxteth Crew member Dean Stephen Kelly helped murderer Sean Mercer cover up the horrific murder of the schoolboy by providing an alibi.

Kelly - who was jailed at 17 in 2009 in connection with the crime - told police he and Mercer were watching a DVD together at the time of the murder.

In reality, Mercer, who was 16 at the time, shot Everton fan Rhys as he walked home from football practice in Croxteth, Liverpool.