A street in Birmingham city centre has been closed off by police after a man's body was found.
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A ghoulish TikToker who filmed the moment Nicola Bulley's body was pulled from a river and posted it online said he had 'learned his lesson' following a furious backlash.
Curtis Arnold posted numerous videos on his 'Curtis Media' channels on TikTok, YouTube and Facebook during the three-week hunt for the missing mum-of-two. But footage he posted of officers using a body bag at the edge of the River Wyre after the 45-year-old was found evoked strong criticism.
Arnold, a barber from Kidderminster, later apologised to the family via his TikTok channel and admitted it 'perhaps was bad timing to put that video online'. He said subsequent media coverage had a 'devastating' impact on his life and claimed he had been assaulted and had his 'personal address posted all over Facebook', adding: "Safe to say I've learned my lesson."
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In his latest video, posted in the early hours of Monday morning, February 27, he addressed what he called a 'pretty damning' article in a national newspaper, Birmingham Live reports. He said the article said he'd 'lied to police and deceived his way through to film the video', adding: "That's not true.
"When I arrived at St Michael's that day, at about 11am, me and the mainstream media were talking and we could see the helicopter hovering, so we all headed over the field. They had to collect all their big camera stuff so I got there first.
"At that point, there was no police cordon on the river path, only on the road, so I ended up in the middle of the police activity and, as you can see in the video, a policeman comes over and I managed to get myself through. At that point, I had no idea
A street in Birmingham city centre has been closed off by police after a man's body was found.
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45-year-old was found sparked fury in his Worcestershire hometown and beyond. Arnold later apologised to the family via his TikTok channel and admitted it "perhaps was bad timing to put that video online". He said subsequent media coverage had a "devastating" impact on his life and claimed he had been assaulted and had his "personal address posted all over Facebook", adding: "Safe to say I've learned my lesson.
missing mum-of-two was found. The sickening eight-minute clip has sparked fury in his Worcestershire home town and further afield. With around a million views, he is believed to have earned almost £1,000 in royalties from the posts, the Mirror reports.
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"spiritual medium" in the River Wyre, around a mile from where the mortgage adviser was last seen. Her disappearance sparked a major investigation involving helicopters, drones and specialist search teams. Sadly however, it also drew "weirdos" and "ghouls" to the area, who reportedly used the tragic case as a means to promote their online presence by spreading conspiracy theories, uninvited.
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Nicola Bulley after the social media app was criticised for allowing conspiracy theories to spread on its platform during the search for the mother-of-two. The social media app said it would “take action” against people who violated its community guidelines when posting content about the case of Ms Bulley. Police confirmed on Monday that a body found in the river around 1 mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen was that of the missing 45-year-old.
missing mum with Coleen Nolan and her co-stars on Monday, February 20. The debate was aired hours before Lancashire Police confirmed a body that had been found in the River Wyre was sadly that of missing mum, Nicola Bulley. Ms Bulley had not been seen since disappearing on January 27, with her last sighting being near the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre.
Journalist Camilla Tominey appeared on Monday's episode of This Morning where she slammed the "amateur sleuths" trying to tackle the Nicola Bulley case. Camilla, 44, joined Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the set of This Morning on Monday to discuss how the tragic Nicola Bulley's disappearance that has been all over the news in recent weeks has become a popular topic for people to try to solve themselves.
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threatens to undermine future missing person investigations, a former police commissioner has warned. The proliferation of videos about Ms Bulley on the social media platform TikTok now matches those during the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard, figures show. Lancashire police’s failure to make significant progress in its search for the mother-of-two, has prompted amateur detectives to speculate online about Ms Bulley’s fate since she went missing three weeks ago.