Powerful statement from the family




Here is the statement from Nicola Bulley's family, as read by Lancashire Police Head of Crime Detective Chief Superintendent Pauline Stables:

“Our family liaison officers have had to confirm our worst fears today.

“We will never be able to comprehend what Nikki had gone through in her last moments and that will never leave us.

“We will never forget Nikki, how could we, she was the centre of our world, she was the one who made our lives so special and nothing will cast a shadow over that.

“Our girls will get the support they need from the people who love them the most.

“And it saddens us to think that one day we will have to explain to them that the press and members of the public accused their dad of wrongdoing, misquoted and vilified friends and family.

“This is absolutely appalling, they have to be held accountable this cannot happen to another family.

“We tried last night to take in what we had been told in the day, only to have Sky News and ITV making contact with us directly when we expressly asked for privacy. They again have taken it upon themselves to run stories about us to sell papers and increase their own profits. It is shameful they have acted in this way. Leave us alone now.

“Do the press and other media channels and so called professionals not know when to stop? These are our lives and our children's lives.


“To those who genuinely helped and supported us, privately, we thank you. The community support in St Michael's, friends, neighbours and strangers has been nothing short of comforting and heart-warming. Friends you know who you are. Thank you.

“Our hearts truly break for others who have missing loved ones. Keep that hope alive.

“Finally, Nikki, you are no longer a missing person, you have been found, we can let you rest now.

“We love you, always have and always will, we will take it from here.”

What, was it a Suicide?


We still need to find out
did she fall and bang her head?

Yes that’s something you can’t get your head round

Was talking to a friend his neighbour got up with his wife they went of to their separate jobs

He met his long time friend for a round of golf they had lunch together
Then the guy went home and hung him self

His friend who went with him that day and had known him since school couldn’t get his head around what he had done because he was the same on the day has he had always been.

[“We tried last night to take in what we
had been told in the day, only to have
Sky News and
ITV making contact with us directly
when we expressly asked for privacy.
They again have taken it upon themselves
to run stories about us to sell papers
and increase their own profits.
It is shameful they have acted in this way.
Leave us alone now.]


Yes the 2 News groups
went against what Police instructed.


At Least SkyNews
replayed it in full.
Not Editing that out

that is highly, highly unlikely

If she banged her head in the water
there could be a Bruise.


Police must let us know

The autopsy will show that, how she died

Many years ago my mum trued to kill herself by jumping in a river she was only saved because of a fisherman who jumped in to save her

You you don’t know what you are talking about

Yes, we await it

Listened to it on the way to work…Nick clearly did not like him.

Arrogant and attention seeking. He now claims his equipment cannot see through bulrushes only what is on the Riverbed….pity he didn’t say that in the first place. If you can’t see through the bulrushes then you cannot guarantee she isn’t in there.

What has that got to do with the theory she somehow slipped headfirst into a river and somehow hit her head and somehow drowned?

which is what is being discussed?

and he did say "if she is in the river I will find her" :skull:

He also said where she was found came under land search not water.

Because it’s bollox she jumped in

The family said at the beginning she was always careful and didn’t go near the edge

You need to stop with the crap you are talking

The dog and phone was left so they would know were to look for her.

What did someone bang her head
and she fell in?

He did…the prat.

Tragic, desperately tragic.

The family must be beyond measure traumatised.

she has been in the water 3 weeks, the only thing they will now be able to say is how long she has been in the water and that she is presumed to have drowned

And if she has any bruises

yes i know she did not fall in as an accident, it now seems that she deliberately waded in and drowned herself. the autopsy will confirm

im not sure what you are getting from my posts but its not what i am posting:shrug:

If she's been in the water for three weeks ... bruised skin won't be much distinguishable from the rest ...

there wont be much flesh left intact and she will have been bumped all the way along the mile she travelled

They can tell from the lungs if someone drowned or was dead before they went in the water.

They can tell from the lungs if someone drowned or was dead before they went in the water.