Nicola Bulley inquest: Live updates as two-day hearing into mum-of-two's death takes place in Preston
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Dr James Adeley, Lancashire’s Senior Coroner, delivered his findings following two days of evidence at County Hall in Preston.
When Nicola went missing on January 27, a more than three-week search followed, garnering almost unprecedented social media and public attention.
Nicola Bulley inquest as coroner probes mum-of-two’s death - latest updates
Key Events
- Evidence surrounding Nicola Bulley’s death to be heard over two days at County Hall in Preston
- The mother-of-two died of drowning, hearing hears
- There is no suggestion of any foul play according to the experts called to speak on Monday morning
Statement from Nicola Bulley’s family in full
The last few months have been extremely tough to process for the family. The emotional impact will stay long in our hearts and whilst we’ll never get over the loss of our Nikki, we will forever remember her as the brilliant mum, partner, daughter and sister that we all knew and loved so very much.
The help and support we have received over these few months has meant more than words can say. From family and friends, to complete strangers across the country and world, thank you.
Nikki and Paul’s girls have already taken great comfort in the deeply thoughtful gifts sent to them in goodwill, and in time they will read the many cards which are filled with such kindness and love.Sadly, we feel the need to again raise and address the issue of social media.
It’s upsetting that we’ve continued to receive negative targeted messages and still witness wildly inaccurate speculation being shared over numerous platforms.
We encourage people to look at the facts, the evidence which has been heard during the inquest, and the conclusion reached by the Coroner, to ignore any amateur views and opinions, and be mindful of the impact words bring.We want to formally say thank you for the support and compassion showed by Lancashire Constabulary, HM Coroner Dr Adeley, his team, Sophie Cartwright KC of Dean Court Chambers, and Terry Wilcox of Hudgell Solicitors.
Now we need to be allowed time to comprehend all of the events leading up to this day.
We ask that you all respect our privacy at this time, let us rebuild and take time to heal.
What Lancashire Police said in full
From Detective Chief Superintendent Pauline Stables, Head of Crime at Lancashire Constabulary
I want to start by saying that first and foremost my thoughts today are with Nikki’s family and loved ones. They have been through the most unimaginable ordeal over the last six months, and I can only hope that this inquest will help in some small way by answering some of the questions they had about what happened to Nikki on January 27 and will allow them to start the process of rebuilding their lives as best as they can.
I would like to thank Dr Adeley for his careful consideration of the evidence presented to this inquest as well as legal counsel and all of the witnesses for their participation.
I hope that HM Coroner’s clear and definitive findings will put an end ill-informed speculation and conspiracy theories which have been so damaging to Nikki’s family, the community of St Michael’s.
I would like to finish by bringing this back to Nikki. She was clearly a much-loved mum, partner, daughter, sister and friend. and I would once again express my deepest sympathy to all her loved ones, and I would ask that their privacy is respected at this time to allow them the time and space to rebuild and to heal. Thankyou.
Nicola’s family hit out at social media trolls
This live feed is now finished. Here’s our final piece from the inquest as Nicola Bulley’s family slam the social media trolls who continue to speculate about her death.
Nicola’s family hit out at social media trolls
This live feed is now finished. Here’s our final piece from the inquest as Nicola Bulley’s family slam the social media trolls who continue to speculate about her death.