A man has been arrested over footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found.
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An investigation into a welfare check carried out by Lancashire Police before Nicola Bulley disappeared has been launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The watchdog has confirmed that it will investigate the visit police made to Nicola's home on January 10, days before she was last seen. The mum-of two went missing during a dog walk on January 27, and her body was pulled from the River Wyre just over three weeks later.
Last week, it emerged that the force had referred itself to the IOPC over contact officers had with the 45-year-old. The watchdog said it would assess the information to determine whether an investigation would be necessary, before today announcing that a probe is now "in its very early stages".
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Confirming the investigation, a spokesman said: “Following a referral by Lancashire Constabulary on Thursday, we have started an independent investigation regarding contact the force had with Nicola Bulley on January 10 2023. We were notified by the force that an officer attended the family home on that date as part of a welfare check."
The statement added: “Our thoughts are with Ms Bulley’s family and friends, and all of those affected by her death. Our investigation is in its very early stages.”
Lancashire Police came under fire during the search for the missing mum after they disclosed that she suffered “some significant issues with alcohol” in the past, which had resurfaced over recent months. After the force revealed her issues with alcohol “brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause”, they were strongly condemned by MPs and campaign groups.
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A man has been arrested over footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found.
LIVE – Updated at 13:05Lancashire Constabulary had been found to ‘require improvement’ in how it investigated crime months before the force investigated Nicola Bulley’s disappearance. The force had been Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to be ‘good’ overall but was not always carrying out investigations 'timely' and 'thoroughly'. The watchdog added that victims 'weren't always updated on progress' on cases.
Nicola Bulley’s body from the River Wyre has been unmasked as barber Curtis Arnold. The 34-year-old posted footage of officers searching the water’s edge across several social media channels and later admitted to earning close to £900 in royalties for the posts. The TikTok account which had been dedicated to coverage of the Nicola Bulley case – spun as “media done differently” – has since been removed but the videos remain on his other social media channels.
Nicola Bulley’s body from the River Wyre has been revealed as barber Curtis Arnold. The 34-year-old posted footage of officers searching the water’s edge across several social media channels and later admitted to earning close to £900 in royalties for the posts. The TikTok account which had been dedicated to coverage of the Nicola Bulley case – spun as “media done differently” – has since been removed but the videos remain on his other social media channels.
Police watchdogs have launched an investigation into a welfare check on Nicola Bulley carried out days before she was last seen.
An officer from the force that has been under scrutiny for the handling of the Nicola Bulley case is under investigation accused of gross misconduct regarding the death of another mum who was reported missing. An appeal was launched to trace Kiena Dawes, 23, last July before she was found dead just hours later, the Mirror reports.
The Mirror. In a statement in Facebook, he wrote: "Yes it is myself in the images in the media currently circulating relating to the case of Nicola Bulley and yes yesterday [Sunday] morning it was myself and a friend who reported and assisted the police in the recovery of a body from the river Wyre.
A body pulled from the River Wyre in Lancashire has been formally identified as missing mum Nicola Bulley. The tragic discovery was first made on Sunday by two people walking in the area, 23 days after the mum-of-two went missing.
Police have said they need more time to identify the body that was pulled from the River Wyre and they cannot say yet whether it is Nicola Bulley as they prepare a press conference this evening.
Police were alerted to reports of a body found by a man and a woman who had been walking along the River Wyre yesterday (February 19). The body was discovered a mile downstream from where Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27.
A body has been pulled from the River Wyre close to where Nicola Bulley went missing, Lancashire Police have confirmed this afternoon.
A huge police search has begun close to the river where missing mum Nicola Bulley disappeared, after officers received a tip-off from two dog walkers.
The disclosure of private information about Nicola Bulley is “shocking”, according to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt. Her comments came after reports that heartless trolls hacked into social media accounts belonging to the missing mum's partner Paul Ansell.
LIVE – Updated at 07:31The comments made against a female detective leading the search for Nicola Bulley have come under severe criticism from a former head of a police watchdog. Zoe Billingham, who headed His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, said the remarks by “a small section of the media” were “really disturbing”. “It’s the 21st century.
READ MORE: Christian Atsu confirmed dead by agent as body discovered in rubble of Turkey earthquakeIn a press conference on Wednesday, Lancashire Police revealed Ms Bulley was classed as a "high-risk" missing person immediately after her partner reported her disappearance "based on a number of specific vulnerabilities". They later added in a statement that she had been struggling with alcohol issues and the menopause, and had stopped taking HRT medication. Information Commissioner John Edwards has said he will be asking the force about its decision to make the information public, adding: "Data protection law exists to ensure people's personal information is used properly and fairly.
she had been struggling with alcohol issues and the menopause. Ms Bulley, 45, had also stopped taking HRT medication. Former Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset, Martyn Underhill, said he does not think Ms Bulley's last known texts indicate a woman who is in crisis.
The decision to release intimate personal details about missing mum Nicola Bulley has been heavily criticised by a former senior detective. Peter Bleksley, who is familiar to viewers of Channel 4 show Hunted, described the move by Lancashire Police as "utterly ludicrous".
Lancashire Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the contact the force had with Nicola Bulley proper to her disappearance.
Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp criticising the move. The force has been accused of "victim blaming" after disclosing that the missing Lancashire mother-of-two suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" in the past "brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause".
Police visited the home of Nicola Bulley a matter of weeks before her disappearance. This revelation comes as officials confirmed that the missing mother had health concerns due to a struggle with alcohol issues relating to the menopause.