James Riley, 28, was jailed to 16-years for the attempted murder of his girlfriend. The guard has since been cleared due to 'an absence of substantive evidence'A jailed ex-cop - convicted of attempted murder - has been moved to another prison after allegations of an 'inappropriate relationship' with a guard emerged.
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison after strangling his ex-girlfriend Ellie Moxham for two minutes leaving her with a long lasting brain injury Managers at the jail believe there was a 'thorough investigation' which has since been concluded due to a lack of evidence. CCTV footage revealed Riley's movements after the incident, highlighting his intention to evade capture by making two £250 cash transactions from different ATMs and getting rid of his mobile phone to ensure he could not be tracked
Read More CCTV captures moment jealous police officer flees from Premier Inn after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend - as he is jailed Riley was hoping to 'rekindle' their relationship, which began when they were both undergraduate students at Lancaster University years earlier, but attacked Ms Moxham with 'murderous intent', after she texted her new partner Alex Gough.
Riley was later arrested in West Yorkshire four hours after the incident and sentence to 16 years in jail after admitting attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court in January.