A mother-of-three whose body was recovered from a river after a week-long police search had told friends she wanted to disappear ‘like Nicola Bulley,’ an inquest heard.
Gaynor Lord, who was found dead in the River Wensum in Norwich, was on HRT for the menopause and medication for epilepsy, the coroner said.The 55-year-old retail worker, who disappeared after leaving work early in Norwich city centre at 2.45pm on December 8 last year, had left her clothes and belongings in a park near the river.The inquest into her death has heard how Gaynor had told a friend she wanted to disappear "like Nicola" just days before she vanished.
"He said he had last seen her before she left for work and they had spoken about planning a holiday to Japan the next year.Mr Lord added there had been no "arguments" or "disagreements".The coroner said that Ms Lord's mental health was "noted as stable" in January 2023, but added: "However there was some evidence in the more recent past that she was acting out of character.
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