Grieving mum of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones 'threatened with arrest for hugging dead son's body'
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A grieving mum was told by police she would be arrested if she hugged her murdered 11-year-old son's body, it has been claimed.
Melanie Jones, whose son Rhys was shot dead outside a Liverpool pub in 2007, was allegedly warned by cops against cuddling her dead child because of concern about contamination of evidence.
Rhys was on his way back from football practice when he was accidentally shot in the back during a dispute between two gangs .
His mum rushed to the scene but he was unconscious by the time she reached him.
Writer and producer Jeff Pope made the comments in The Times , while discussing his upcoming ITV show, Little Blue Boy, in an interview with Radio Times.
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The four-episode series will air on April 24.
The show will follow the search for Rhys's killer, Sean Mercer, a gang member who was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 22 years.
During the interview with Radio Times, Mr Pope claimed that when Melanie visited her son in the morgue, she was told: "If you keep doing that, I'll arrest you," by an officer for Merseyside Police.
Everton supporter Rhys was walking home from football practice when he was caught in the deadly crossfire of rival gangs The Strand Gang, from Norris Green, and The Croxteth Crew.
MirrorOnline could not reach Merseyside Police for comment.