Rhys murder: Police 'confident' of conviction
Police in England said tonight they were still “confident” charges would be brought after the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones.
The claim comes just days after the prime suspect in the case was released on police bail.
The 17-year-old suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested last week as part of an investigation not connected to the 11-year-old’s murder in Croxteth Park, in August last year.
He was arrested following raids at three addresses in Croxteth carried out by Merseyside Police’s gun unit, Matrix, which was investigating gun crime and the theft of wild bird eggs.
The teenager was bailed on February 1 along with a 20-year-old man to April.
Tonight Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly from Merseyside Police told the BBC 10 O’Clock News that there would be a “successful prosecution”.
Mr Kelly told the BBC: “We have a clear strategy for this investigation and we’re determined to leave no stone unturned.
“We’re confident with the progress we’re making, and that we’ll be able to progress towards charges and a successful prosecution – the timescale for which will be governed by the evidence.”
More than five months after Rhys was shot through the neck by a teenage hoody last August, and despite more than 20 arrests, nobody has been charged over his death.
