I know.

it is heartbreaking

It's heartbreaking for sure. I think the parents have consistently shown such strength and dignity in the wake of their loss.

Losing a child is bad enough, but to face the wall of silence and know that it had something to do with a gang of rabid thugs, still at large, must have been beyond a nightmare.

I wish them well in their future and hope the love they shared with little Rhys brings them comfort for all time.

I've been in tears since it started. Heartbreaking

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I've been in tears since it started. Heartbreaking

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And all for what eh? Pointless and senseless.

It is utterly heartbreaking ... where the parents get their strength from I cannot imagine

Can you imagine having to go through the hell Rhys's parents went through only to arrive in court to find the murdering piece of excrement unremorseful in the dock!!!

Good grief, it's beyond belief really it is.

Why do these abject morons not realise how precious our childrens lives are? To a parent, it's the most sacred of all things we will ever experience. I absolutely despair at how broken some areas in this country are.

It's horrific.

I'm watching this now, very sad and hard to watch, but very interesting as well.

Cant watch it,that poor lad had such a short life cos of some vile lowlife fecking scum who i hope rots in hell

They really thought they were untouchable , stupid thugs. Rhys parents have so much courage .

Desperately sad that a young lad should lose his life so early and needlessly

Sitting doodling pictures of guns whilst in custody!!!!

What an incredible woman his mother is ...

A very powerful ending, and well said. It's Mercer that shouldn't have been there.

Couldn't bring myself to watch it - poor little soul.

I think his parents have been magnificent. Saw them interviewed on This Morning and they were so lovely.

I'm glad that Mercer will do a minimum of 22 years. Damn right too. However, have to agree with the parents, life should mean NO release if the guilty is proven so. And he should live a life of squalor, with the bare minimum of human rights. (Bread and water)

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I'm glad that Mercer will do a minimum of 22 years. Damn right too. However, have to agree with the parents, life should mean NO release if the guilty is proven so. And he should live a life of squalor, with the bare minimum of human rights. (Bread and water)

I agree with you. I'm amazed that a so-called gang member could try and kill another member of a gang, kill an innocent young child instead and then go on with no remorse, before, during or after trial. That's staggering. Hope karma truly gets him oneday because to be back at large by middle age in this case, is no justice at all.

I watched it. Its so sad to see a young life lost to those thugs like that gang . I dont know how Rhys' parents get through life without him. It must be torture. Rest in peace Rhys Jones