How About A Charge Of Wasting Police Time ?

[Canary42]

The police have terminated the investigation into the pics of Rooney asleep which went viral.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57989881

P.S. That old hair transplant's looking a bit thin !

[jno]

blackmail is an odd charge unless somone demanded money for suppressing the photos. Invasion of privacy might have had legs but presumably there was some reason that wasn't brought up.

[youngmafbog]

If we had a fee for every time the Old Bill couldn't be bothered to investigate the TReasury would be rich.

[ToraToraTora]

well all they do is trawl Twitface these days anyway!

[dannyk13]

As we don't know the full circumstances of this can't say anything about it.

[Buenchico]

>>> Invasion of privacy might have had legs but presumably there was some reason that wasn't brought up

Probably because 'invasion of privacy', per se, isn't a criminal offence.

[youngmafbog]

Probably find these slappers are on TwitFace anyway.

I wonder if he fell asleep waiting for their Gran to arrive?

[ToraToraTora]

YMB 13:10, PMSL!, there's your BA canary!

[Buenchico]

The charge of 'wasting police time' isn't relevant to these circumstances anyway:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/public-justice-offences-incorporating-charging-standard#_Toc536105684