Arrests after malicious messages sent to councillors over missing mother Nicola Bulley
Two people have been arrested after malicious messages were sent to a number of parish councillors over missing Nicola Bulley.
The 45-year-old went missing on 27 January after a riverside dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire. A man, aged 49, from Manchester was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications offences, Lancashire Police said.The force said the man has since been bailed until 12 May, adding inquiries were "ongoing".over the weekend in relation to Ms Bulley's case.Leader of the council Michael Vincent described the messages as "vile" and said it would "not tolerate" abuse of elected members.
"It is a shame we have had to take this step at such a difficult time and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure that residents are still able to contact their elected representatives," he said.brought back "painful" memoriesJoan Lawrence's 35-year-old daughter has not been seen since she failed to arrive for work at the University of York in March 2009.
The force is working on one hypothesis the mortgage adviser could have fallen into the river during her walk after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school that morning.About 25 minutes later her phone, still connected to a Teams call, was found on a bench on a steep riverbank overlooking the water, along with the dog lead and harness on the ground.Why not follow BBC North West on
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