The family of Ketton teenager Sonny Ferry have settled their complaint of misconducted into the police inquiries concerning the death of their son.

Sonny Ferry drowned in the River Foss in York last year, leading to his parents to launch a formal complaint earlier this year.

His death on April 14, after a night out, was not treated as suspicious. He was one of five people to die in York's rivers in a three week period.

But a man was arrested and later released concerning the use of Sonny's bank card, as previously reported by Nub News.

A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police told Nub News: "Following the tragic death of Sonny Ferry in York in April 2019, North Yorkshire Police received a complaint from his family into the handling of the police investigation.

"This has now been resolved with the family by way of the Local Resolution process which found that, based on the information available, the issues raised in the complaint did not amount to misconduct on the part of any North Yorkshire Police officer or member of staff.

"It did, however, identify some lessons which have been disseminated to the wider organisation to ensure that all officers and staff are aware of their responsibilities when dealing with such matters."

Today's statement continued: "We understand that this has been a very difficult time for Sonny's family and offer our sincere condolences and apologies for the distress this matter has caused them, after the tragic death of their son.

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"The case has been handed over to the Coroner and we hope that the inquest will provide Sonny's family with answers regarding his death and bring them some closure."

It also confirmed: "A 45 year-old man of no-fixed address, who was arrested in connection with the investigation into Sonny's missing wallet, has been released without charge from the investigation."