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Who is Nathan Quinn? Gang member jailed for helping Rhys Jones’ killer hide murder weapon

THE tragic murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones shocked the Britain back in 2007.

Nathan Quinn was jailed for two years in 2009 for helping killer Sean Mercer get rid of the murder weapon.

 Nathan Quinn was jailed for two years in 2009 for helping Sean Mercer get rid of the murder weapon that killed Rhys Jones
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Nathan Quinn was jailed for two years in 2009 for helping Sean Mercer get rid of the murder weapon that killed Rhys JonesCredit: PA:Press Association

Who is Nathan Quinn?

Quinn apparently joined the Croxeth Crew at the age of 11 before being shot in the back at the age of 14.

He kept the pellets from the drive-by shooting in his body like a kind of trophy.

During the investigation into Rhys’ murder, Quinn — then 17 — refused to speak to the police.

Quinn was accused of helping Mercer get rid of the murder victim.

Is Quinn in jail?

Quinn was jailed for two years for his involvement in Rhys' murder.

He was already serving a five-year sentence before the trial began, for trying to buy a pistol and ammunition from an underworld dealer.

Quinn was released from prison in 2011, and had been allowed to visit his sick mother for five hours a day for before that.

Recordings from secret bugs in gang members' homes heard in Susanna Reid's ITV doc The Murder of Rhys Jones: Police Tapes


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