the 45 year old had just dropped her children at school. she had left her phone on a bench next to the river wyre and now a body found downstream just a mile away. at the centre of it all, there is a distressed family who are waiting for news and now the focus turns to them. my deepest thoughts and sympathies for the family of nicola bulley. it must be an horrendous experience they are going through right now. we need to let the police carry out and conclude their investigation. the investigation into nicola bulley s disappearance on the 27th of january has attracted widespread speculation and criticism. on february the 3rd the police said they had no reason to believe anyone else was involved and didn t think a crime had been committed, she had fallen into the river. a week later with the search failing to find any sign of her, the
into nicola bulley s disappearance on the 27th of january has attracted widespread speculation and criticism. on february the 3rd the police said they had no reason to believe anyone else was involved and didn t think a crime had been committed, she had fallen into the river. a week later with the search failing to find any sign of her, the family cast doubt on the police s hypothesis. five days later said the missing mum of two young children had specific vulnerabilities. later that day they went further and said she had struggled with alcohol and the menopause. the police, trying to explain why nicola bulley was a high risk missing person, were accused of insensitivity and victim blaming. but today a former police chief from the force has been defending the investigation. we expect high standards from the police, quite rightly so. the media does a brilliantjob in holding the police to account, but some elements of the media basically made it much more difficult. instead of focusing o
police s handling of a case that had attracted huge public interest. now we learn that, despite extensive work by police and private search teams, less than a mile from where nicola bulley went missing, a body had been lying on the riverfor perhaps three weeks. weeks of agony for herfamily and perhaps three weeks. weeks of agony for her family and friends. there have been questions about the investigation almost since the day she went missing onjanuary the 27th. on february the 3rd police said they were working on the assumption that her death was not suspicious, and she had simply fallen into the river. a week later, and the family were casting doubt on the hypothesis. five days after that, police said the missing mum of two had vulnerabilities. later revealed to be a personal struggle with alcohol and the menopause. the lancashire force found itself accused of victim blaming. that really could accused of victim blaming. that really could not accused of victim blaming. that really
a few days later the police revealed the missing mother of two had vulnerabilities later revealed to be a personal struggle with alcohol and the menapuse. it s a revelation that has brought much criticism onto the police. our home editor mark easton looks back at how this case has been handled. it is an investigation that rang alarm bells at the top of government, with both the prime minister and the home secretary expressing concern at lancashire police s handling of a case which had attracted huge public interest. now we learn that, despite extensive work by police and private search teams less than a mile from where ms bulley went missing, a body had been lying in the river for perhaps three weeks weeks of agony for her family and friends. there have been questions about the investigation almost since the day ms bulley went missing on january the 27th. on february the 3rd, police said they were working on the assumption that ms bulley s death was not suspicious, and she d simply
who are waiting for news and now the focus turns to them. my my deepest thoughts and sympathies for the family of nicola bulley. it must be an horrendous experience they are going through right now. we need to let the police carry out and conclude their investigation. the investigation conclude their investigation. the investigation into nicola bulley s investigation into nicola bulley s disappearance on the 27th of january has attracted widespread speculation and criticism. in february the 3rd the police said they had no reason to believe anyone else was involved and didn t think a crime had been committed, she had fallen into the river. a week later with the search failing to find any sign of her, the police cast doubt on the hypothesis. five days later said the missing mum of two young children had specific vulnerabilities. later that day they went further and said she had struggled with alcohol and the menopause. the police, trying to