Family of Nicola Bulley release statement after her body is discovered in River Wyre
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A man who claims he found Nicola Bulley’s body has reckoned he used his “gifts” as a “medium” to locate the missing dog walker.
Jason Rothwell, a self-styled spiraltual media, wrote on Facebook that “yes, it is myself in the images in the media currently circulating”.
It comes after police searching for the mother-of-two confirmed that the body found on Sunday in the River Wyre is that of Ms Bulley.
In a statement read out by Lancashire Police at a press conference on Monday evening, the 45-year-old’s family urged that the press and members of the public “must be held accountable” for false accusations, misquotations and “vilifying” Nicola Bulley’s friends and relatives.
“It is shameful they have acted in this way. Leave us alone now,” the family said. “Do the press and other media channels and so-called professionals not know when to stop? These are our lives and our children’s lives.”
Man who says he found Nicola Bulley’s body claims ‘psychic gift’ led to discovery
A man who says he discovered Nicola Bulley claims he used his “gifts” as a “medium” to lead him to the missing mother’s body.
Police confirmed on Monday that a body found in the river near in St Michael’ on Wyre, Lancashire was that of Ms Bulley.
Jason Rothwell, who describes himself as a spiritual medium, wrote on social media that “yes, it is myself in the images in the media currently circulating”.
Matt Mathers reports:
It’s women’s fault when things go wrong, says former Met chief
Nusrit Mehtab, a former superintendent for the Metropolitan Police, has said she “did not understand” how disclosing elements of Nicola Bulley’s personal life “was going to help find her body or find her alive.”
Speaking to Sky News on Monday, Ms Mehtab said: “If that comes out, and you’re already feeling isolated, and had she left on her own accord, does it make you all of a sudden want to come back and make that entry easier?”
“I think that it’s victim blaming and every time stuff happens with women - we haven’t heard about a man down the pub with erectile dysfunction that has pints every day. We don’t see those headlines because it’s always our fault.
“It’s our fault when things go wrong, and it always puts the lens back on women.”
Watch: Family of Nicola Bulley release statement after her body is discovered in River Wyre
Watch Lancashire Police Head of Crime Detective Chief Superintendent Pauline Stables read the statement from Nicola Bulley‘s family.
Press and members of the public ‘must be held accountable,’ family says
The press and members of the public “must be held accountable” for false accusations, misquotations and “vilifying” Nicola Bulley’s friends and relatives, her family has said.
In a statement read out at a press conference by Lancashire Police, they said: “It saddens us to think that one day we will have to explain to them [Nicola Bulley’s two daughters] that the press and members of the public accused their dad of wrongdoing, misquoted and vilified friends and family.
“This is absolutely appalling, they have to be held accountable. This cannot happen to another family. We tried last night to take in what we had been told in the day. Only to have Sky News and ITV making contact with us directly when we expressly asked for privacy.
They again have taken it upon themselves to run stories about us to sell papers and increase their own profits. It is shameful they have acted in this way. Leave us alone now.
“Do the press and other media channels and so-called professionals not know when to stop? These are our lives and our children’s lives. To those who genuinely helped and supported us privately we thank you.”
‘Serious questions’ for Nicola Bulley probe after dog walkers find body 23 days after disappearance
Ms Bulley, 45, was found just a mile from where she was last seen, walking her dog after dropping her two daughters off at school on 27 January.
It was on an unremarkable stretch of the river, just past a slight bend, close to where a tree had fallen on its side with branches and undergrowth partially submerged.
The same stretch of water has been searched both by police and a specialist company since the mother of two’s disappearance, with nothing being found as speculation in the case hit fever pitch and amateur sleuths travelled to St Michael’s on Wyre in their droves.
Former detectives criticise Lancashire force: ‘Police didn’t find Nicola – dog walkers did’
A former Scotland Yard detective questioned their search strategy as he mounted an attack on the investigators.
“The bottom line is Lancashire Police and all their experts and all their doctrines did not find Nicola,” Peter Bleksley told Sky News.
“Two people walking along a river bank did.”
Namita Singh reports:
Nicola Bulley’s family launches attack on media as body identified
The family of Nicola Bulley launched a scathing attack on the media on Monday as police confirmed her body had been found in the River Wyre.
They said the mother of two’s partner Paul Ansell had been falsely accused of wrongdoing and that family and friends were “misquoted and vilified” during coverage of the search for her.
“This is absolutely appalling, they have to be held accountable,” they said in a statement. “This cannot happen to another family.”
My colleague Martha McHardy has more:
Nicola Bulley’s body has tragically now been found – will it bring closure?
When a loved one goes missing, there are hundreds of questions left waiting to be answered, writes psychologist Dr Jessica Taylor.
Keir Starmer offers condolences on Nicola Bulley’s death
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called the news that Nicola Bulley’s body had been found “devastating”.
“My heart goes out to Nicola’s partner, children, family and friends,” he said.
Nicola Bulley’s family say she can finally ‘rest’, as questions remain over case
The family of Nicola Bulley have said they can let the mother of two “rest now”, as questions linger over why it took more than three weeks for her body to be discovered.
Bulley’s body was pulled from the River Wyre in Lancashire on Sunday after the 45-year-old was last seen on 27 January.
She had been walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school.
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