Rhys Jones killer Sean Mercer moved to ‘Monster Mansion’ prison – home to infamous child murderers and serial rapists
THE killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones has been moved to the “Monster Mansion” jail as police investigate a suspected prison smuggling ring.
Sean Mercer, 32, is now locked up with some of Britain’s worst cons.
Fellow inmates at HMP Wakefield, West Yorks, include black cab rapist John Worboys and Sarah Payne’s murderer Roy Whiting.
The switch was ordered after an alleged plot to smuggle in phones and other contraband was smashed at HMP Gartree, Leics.
Mercer was ordered to gather his belongings and driven 110 miles north in a top-secret operation.
Last night a source said: “Wakefield isn’t a nice place to be — it holds some of the worst of the worst. It’ll be a real shock to Mercer’s system.”
Read More on The Sun
Last month we told how the plot had been exposed after a routine search of Mercer’s cell.
Investigators called in police, who later arrested a prison officer.
A stash of 12 phones, Sim cards and tobacco was found at his home.
Cops were understood to be probing claims Mercer paid thousands of pounds in bribes to the official to bring in the banned gear.
Most read in The Sun
At the time, Leicestershire Police confirmed: “Officers arrested a 26-year-old man from a premises in Gartree.
"The man was arrested on suspicion of conveying prohibited articles into and out of prison.
Read More on The Sun
“He has currently been released under investigation.”
Mercer is serving life with a minimum of 22 years for the2007 shooting of Rhys as he opened fire on rival teen gangsters in Croxteth, Merseyside.
