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Police criticised for revealing personal details about Nicola Bulley
A police officer walks past a missing person appeal poster for Nicola Bulley and yellow ribbons and messages of hope tied to a bridge over the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire

POLICE investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley have been criticised for revealing personal details about her life.

On Wednesday, Lancashire Police said the 45-year-old had experienced some “significant issues with alcohol” which had been “brought on by ongoing struggles with the menopause.” 

This is why the mother-of-two had been classed by police as “vulnerable” and a “high-risk” missing person after her partner Paul Ansell reported her disappearance, senior officers said at a press conference. 

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