In latest Nicola Bulley news, Loose Women panellist Janet Street-Porter has slammed ‘distasteful’ social media users’ behaviour concerning the case.
Nicola, 45, disappeared from St Michael’s on Wyre in Lancashire on January 27. In the weeks that have followed, her case has received constant coverage and has been subject to intense social media speculation.
Yesterday (Sunday February 19) a body was recovered from the river, a mile from where Nicola is believed to have last been seen. Formal identification has not yet taken place.
On Loose Women today the panellists discussed the latest update – and made mention of how social media users have affected the investigation.
Loose Women today: Nicola Bulley latest
Coleen Nolan responded to a point from host Ruth Langsford about the agony Nicola’s family are going through by mentioning she believes people may ponder how they would feel in such a terrible position.
“Part of me thinks I would be happy to know, because you’d know. But then it takes away all hope,” Coleen said.
She continued: “It is a catch-22. Nothing is going to take away that pain right now.
We’ve got to respect the family, her poor partner and two kids.
“And I think what we have to be aware of, before everything goes crazy again on social media, is we’ve got to respect the family, her poor partner and two kids.”
Janet on Loose Women
A moved Ruth then spoke about social media herself as she turned to Janet. Ruth reflected on how it seemed to her some people had treated the case as a form of entertainment.
“It has become a circus, hasn’t it?” Janet responded.
She went on: “Even at the weekend people were digging in the woods. Amateur detectives were digging in the woods near the spot she went missing. And filming themselves and posting it on social media.
“I’ve written about it. I find the whole thing utterly distasteful and distressing.”
Nicola Bulley case
Earlier this month, Janet blasted those interfering with the investigation in an article for MailOnline.
She wrote at the time: “The neighbourhood has been besieged by amateur detectives, podcasters, influencers and dozens of complete idiots –”
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