00:00A former Merseyside police officer has been cleared of misconduct in public office after taking selfies at the scene of
00:07a teenager's death.
00:0941-year-old Ryan Connolly faced four charges at Manchester Crown Court, but the judge discharged the jury, ruling prosecutors
00:17had not presented evidence capable of proving serious misconduct.
00:20The case related to photographs Connolly took while guarding a police cordon after Daniel G. Jameson was killed in Bellevale,
00:29Liverpool, in 2018.
00:31The court heard more than 50 images were later found on his phone.
00:35Connolly was formally dismissed in 2021 by Merseyside police, who described his behaviour as deplorable.
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