Nicola Bulley latest as police hold press conference on missing mum – live updates
Police are preparing a press conference to update the public on the ongoing search for missing mother Nicola Bulley.
The briefing will take place at 11.30am as speculation about what may have happened to her has continued to mount in the 19 days since she disappeared while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
At a press conference on Feb. 3, the force first shared with the public its “main working hypothesis” that the mortgage advisor fell into the river during a “10-minute window” between 9:10 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. that day. The force said her disappearance is not being treated as suspicious.
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Her body has still not been found and detectives extended the search for her to the sea on February 3, saying it becomes “more of a possibility to find her there”. A 49-year-old man from Manchester and a 20-year-old woman from Oldham have been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications offenses in relation to emails allegedly sent to Wyre Council members.
The man was released on bail pending further investigation until May 12, while the woman remains in custody. On Monday, Wyre Council removed council members’ contact details from its website due to “inappropriate emails and phone calls” about Ms Bulley’s disappearance.
It said it had temporarily removed contact details for “Community and City Council members” after Lancashire Police confirmed their investigation. Meanwhile, Ms Bulley’s friends and neighbors, including her neighbor and friend Charlotte Drake, continue to flock to a bridge across the Wyre to lay yellow ribbons with messages saying they still hope she’s safe and sound Is found.
Deputy Chief Constable Peter Lawson and Senior Investigating Officer Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith will chair the conference.
We’ll bring you updates from the press conference on the live blog below.
08:25Thomas George
The atmosphere in the village where Nicola disappeared
In the sleepy village where Nicola Bulley disappeared without a trace, her smiling face is everywhere.
The Manchester Evening News visited St Michael’s on Wyre last week and found anger, confusion and despair – but also hope.
The idyllic village with just a few hundred inhabitants is a place that rarely makes national headlines. But since Nicolas disappeared, there has been a lot of activity.
Missing Persons posters adorn every railing and lamppost while her name is on everyone’s lips.
Read the full story here – In the village where Nicola Bulley disappeared, her face is everywhere, her name on everyone’s lips
08:11Thomas George
Nicola’s friends have not given up hope that she will be found
07:51Thomas George
Nicola Bulley’s partner reportedly ‘frustrated with the police’
Nicola Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell is said to have privately expressed frustration with police efforts to find her.
Mr Ansell, 44, is unhappy with the progress made and has asked officers to expand their search for Nicola. He reportedly received no response to his request to hold a joint press conference with the police last week.
Peter Faulding, a forensic search specialist and diver who supports the family, told the Mail that Mr Ansell was “struggling to get answers he wants”.
Read more here – Peter Faulding claims Nicola Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell is frustrated with the police
07:40Thomas George
Almost three weeks since Nicolas disappeared
It has been almost three weeks since Nicola Bulley went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, but friends have not given up hope that she will be found.
Earlier this week, well-wishers were seen leaving handwritten “messages of hope” that the 45-year-old mortgage adviser would be found unharmed.
Read full story here – Nicola Bulley latest as friends plead ‘come home’ as search for missing mum continues