US EditionSpecial constable jailed after taking pictures of dying man from bodycam footage
- On May 9, 2025, at Leicester Crown Court, special constable William Heggs was sentenced to a year in prison for taking unauthorized photographs from bodycam footage of a dying man in Leicester.
- Heggs accessed and shared images of William Harty, who was fatally injured on October 25, 2021, and showed the photos on his Snapchat account and to a colleague, prompting an investigation.
- Police seized Heggs's phone, discovering multiple unauthorized images and videos of incidents attended on duty, including knife seizures and first aid scenes, stored in a Snapchat folder named 'My eyes only'.
- Judge Timothy Spencer described Heggs as likely too immature for a policing role and stated that his behavior seriously damaged the community's trust and faith in law enforcement.
- Mandy Casey, the victim’s widow, stated that Heggs violated her husband’s dignity while he was in his most fragile state and voiced ongoing fear about the photos being shared online, highlighting her deep loss of trust in the police.
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Special Constable Jailed After Taking Pictures Of Dying Man From Bodycam Footage - Great Yorkshire Radio
Former police volunteer William Heggs, 23, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment at Leicester Crown Court on Friday after showing the photos of victim William Harty, 28, to a female colleague and storing them on his Snapchat account. Mr Harty was found seriously injured in a residential street in Leicester on 25 October 2021 and Heggs had attended the scene, helping with CPR before paramedics arrived. Mr Harty died in hospital a day later and…
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