https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67475416
The release of “highly sensitive” personal information by police investigating Nicola Bulley’s disappearance was “avoidable and unnecessary”, a review has concluded.
Ms Bulley went missing in Lancashire, prompting a huge search before her body was eventually found in the River Wyre.
Lancashire Police was criticised for revealing she had been struggling with the menopause and alcohol issues.
The role of underwater search expert Peter Faulding was also criticised.
Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner Andrew Snowden commissioned the College of Policing to review the case - and the force said it had accepted the findings.
The report also said not declaring the investigation a critical incident created “significant challenges” for officers.
It made several conclusions and recommendations for Lancashire Police and wider policing in general.
@HebrideanHecate Was this the lady that was right under their noses the whole time? That was awful. An acquaintance of mine went missing years ago and her boyfriend found her remains where the police had already looked, and told him to go home.
@HebrideanHecate https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7945694.carli-died-of-opiate-overdose/ They had already been looking for her for some time.
@HebrideanHecate She had a habit of wandering off and I think this fact made the police complacent.
@sullybiker That’s absolutely dreadful.