Missing Nicola Bulley had “serious problems”. Police statement ‘surprised’

Detective Martyn Underhill told Sky News he had never seen “this level of detail” when it comes to information being released on missing persons cases. He added he was “surprised” by Lancashire Police’s strategy. And that one has to ask why the officers are revealing this at this point. “You can understand why some people say victim-blaming is to protect one’s own reputation,” he commented. “Honestly, I don’t see any progress on this and it’s been three weeks now.

For more than 20 days, the police have found no trace of the mother of two she went missing on the morning of January 27a. Yesterday, Lancashire Police revealed that they had classified Nicola Bulley as “high risk” due to “a number of specific vulnerabilities”. After initially refusing to explain during a press conference what was behind these statements, the police issued a statement which said: “Nicola has suffered from serious alcohol problems in the past, which were caused by her ongoing struggles with menopause.” And further: “This fight has returned in recent months. It has caused real challenges for Paul (Ansell, partner of Nicola Bulley – ed.) and family.”

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Police detectives also revealed that they visited Nicola Bulley’s home a week before she disappeared to check on her well-being. It was supposed to be a police car with officers and health workers. – Of course, it was not a scenario of domestic violence or a scenario (calls to – ed.) of a drunk person. It was a mental health incident,” said Detective Martyn Underhill. – This is crucial. I’m really surprised this hasn’t been revealed before. On February 3, it was actually said at a press conference that “there were no significant health issues with Nicola.”

The expert told Sky News: “I can understand in a way why they didn’t announce it at the time: because it would have completely destroyed her (missing – ed.) reputation.” This is a serious step. But if you’re not going to do it at the beginning of the investigation, why are you doing it now? Blaming the victim is deeply disturbing.

Lancashire Police’s decision to expose Nicola Bulley’s mental health and alcohol problems drew widespread condemnation, with two MPs criticizing it on Twitter.

Stella Creasy of the Labor Party wrote: “The decision to release such details from a missing person’s private life, without any evidence that it helps to find her, is deeply disturbing. Police must explain how any of this helps find Nicola Bulley or conduct an investigation.

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns said she felt “deeply uncomfortable” with police talking about “Mrs Bulley’s menopause and alcohol.” they want to blame the victims,” she added.

As determined by investigators, Nicola Bulley on January 27, at 8:43 am local time, walked her daughters to school. She was last seen at 9:10 am following her usual route to walk her dog along the River Wyre. There she disappeared. Her phone was found on a bench by the shore, the dog was running nearby.

The disappearance of a 45-year-old woman is of great interest to the public and the media. It resulted in a wave of speculation, rumors and conspiracy theories. Police are conducting an “unprecedented” search both in the River Wyre, up to its mouth, and in the surrounding fields. Underwater drones, sniffer dogs and a team of divers were involved in the search for Nicola Bulley, but so far no trace of the woman has been found.

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