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Rhys: 'important' witness found

By Victoria Macdonald

Updated on 26 August 2007

Police seeking the killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones say they have traced a potentially important witness.

Detectives have spoken to a woman seen pushing a pram near the pub where Rhys was shot.

Five teenagers remain in custody on suspicion of murder, but a 15-year-old boy has been released on bail.

The government has said the priority is getting guns off the streets, as the home secretary called for "drop-off sites" for illegal guns to be handed in anonymously.

But the Conservatives have dismissed the idea as "feeble".

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