Zoe Billingham, who previously served as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, tells Sky News that the focus on Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith's appearance is 'really disturbing' and 'abuse'.
Zoe Billingham, who previously served as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, tells Sky News that the focus on Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith's appearance is"really disturbing" and"abuse".A former head of a police watchdog has hit back at media coverage of the investigation into Nicola Bulley's disappearance, following criticism of the female detective leading the search for the missing mother-of-two.
Zoe Billingham, who previously served as His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, told Sky News she was"really disturbed" by coverage that focused on what Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith was wearing and what her hair looked like. "We've talked a lot about misogyny and sexism [in recent days] but one of the things that's really disturbed me over the last day or two is the abuse frankly that the senior investigating officer has herself been exposed to," she said.Wednesday: Why Nicola Bulley was listed as 'high risk'
"[She's a] very competent and able detective, a superintendent, but the media has been poring over what she wore at the press conference, what her hair looked like: this is the 21st century isn't it? I think Lancashire Police and the detective superintendent in charge should now be able to get on with their job."
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