Police officer who took selfies while guarding scene of teenager’s death cleared of misconduct

Ryan Connolly, who was on duty as a Merseyside Police officer when he took the selfies at a scene where a teenager had been killed in Belle Vale, Liverpool - (Crown Prosecution Service/PA)

A former police officer who took selfies at the scene of a teenager’s death has been cleared of misconduct in a public office, a judge has ruled.

Ryan Connolly, 41, was found not guilty of four charges after Recorder of Manchester Judge Nicholas Dean KC discharged the jury part-way through his trial at Manchester Crown Court.