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.
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LIVE – Updated at 18:32Social media sleuths have “distracted” the investigation into missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said “TikTokers have been playing private detectives” near the scene of the 45-year-old’s disappearance. Detective superintendent Rebecca Smith said investigating officers have been “inundated with false information, accusations and rumours” relating to the case.
Asked if “social media video-makers and wannabe detectives have been an annoyance or a hindrance in the inquiry”, she said: “Yes, it has significantly distracted the investigation. In 29 years’ police service I’ve never seen anything like it. ”Ms Bulley vanished in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre on 27 January while walking her dog, Willow, after dropping her two daughters, aged six and nine, at school.
At the press conference in Hutton on Wednesday, Ms Smith said her “main working hypothesis” remains that Ms Bulley fell into the River Wyre. Detectives also judged Ms Bulley to be at high-risk when she was reported missing due to “specific vulnerabilities” they were made aware of, police have revealed. Missing Nicola Bulley has faced “significant issues with alcohol” brought on by “ongoing struggles with the menopause”, police have revealed.
Earlier on Wednesday police held a press conference to provide an update on the case, explaining that she had been deemed high risk due to “specific vulnerabilities”. At the time they did not explain what that meant but this evening has no clarified what that involved. Nicola Bulley had ‘alcohol issues brought on by menopause struggles’ police reveal A search expert who aided the hunt for Nicola Bulley has hit out at police for not
.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.
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.
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.
A mural in memory of the late Nicola Bulley has been unveiled in the town she grew up in.
Nicola Peltz had fans doing a double-take when they thought she was sharing a pregnancy announcement on social media. The actress, who married Brooklyn Beckham in a lavish ceremony at her father's Florida home last year, posted a string of snaps to Instagram on Wednesday (February 22).
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
people peering in through windows and some have resorted to hiring private security. In a video circulating on social media, two men appear to be searching a patch of woodland near the River Wyre, where Ms Bulley disappeared. One proceeds to dig up a patch of ground while the other films.
Nicola Bulley sent before she disappeared leaving her phone on a riverside bench. The 45-year-old went missing on Friday, January 27 after dropping off her two daughters at school in St Michaels On Wyre. Nicola was last seen while walking her dog Willow close to the River Wyre.
LIVE – Updated at 09:29Nicola Bulley’s family “just need a breakthrough to give us some hope”, her father has said, three weeks after the mother-of-two went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre. “Every day is a struggle,” said Ernie Bulley, shortly after the family revealed that the 45-year-old was dealing with side effects from the menopause.
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".
Read more: Nicola Bulley latest updates as police slammed over decision to say missing mum had issues with alcoholIn a statement issued by Lancashire Police, the family said: "It has now been three weeks since Nikki went missing. We, as a family, believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her private life. “As a family, we were aware that Lancashire Police, last night, released a statement with some personal details.
the search for the missing mother-of-two continues. Her loved ones revealed new details about her struggles she was facing before she vanished. Relatives spoke out about the side effects she was struggling with from the perimenopause.