Rhys death: 20-year-old faces court

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James Yates, of Croxteth, will appear before Liverpool City Magistrates' Court. He is the seventh person to be charged in connection with the schoolboy's death.

On Thursday six people, including the alleged murderer, appeared at the same court accused of a variety of offences.

Rhys died on August 22 last year as he walked home in Croxteth Park from football training.

Rhys's mother Melanie Jones, 42, wept in court as she came face-to-face with the 17-year-old boy accused of murdering her son.

She held a white handkerchief to her face and was comforted by husband Stephen, 45, as the couple saw the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, brought into the dock.

The boy appeared with three other teenagers - all were remanded to April 25 at Liverpool youth court.

One 16-year-old boy, charged with assisting an offender, was accused of providing the alleged killer with a false alibi and hiding the murder weapon. He was also charged with being in possession of a Smith and Wesson .55 revolver, ammunition and a replica 8mm pistol.

Another 16-year-old boy, charged with assisting an offender, was accused of disposing of the murder weapon, clothing and a bicycle used in the killing. A 17-year-old boy charged with assisting an offender was said to have helped dispose of the murder weapon and clothing.

Melvin Coy, 24, of Abbeyfield Drive, and Gary Kays, 25, of Mallard Close, both West Derby, Liverpool, were remanded to next Friday charged with assisting an offender.