Footballer Ravel Morrison fined £1,000 for using dead person’s blue badge

Ex-Manchester United player pleaded guilty to using disabled person's parking permit he said he bought for 50 in Old Trafford

Ravel Morrison, the former Manchester United footballer, has been convicted of fraud after being caught using a deceased person's blue badge to park.

During his interview under caution, the 30-year-old had claimed he had bought the badge from someone in Old Trafford" for 50. Morrison, of Westbrook, Warrington, was subsequently charged with one count of fraud.