The detective said police have harmed the search by sticking with their 'hypothesis' that Nicola fell in the river
A leading murder detective has claimed the police searching for missing mum Nicola Bulley in the UK have made a number of crucial errors.
Former Met Police detective chief inspector Simon Harding says the trust from the family and the public is plummeting because of how police have handled the process. The detective went on to question why Lancashire Police didn't instantly recognise her disappearance to be wildly out of character. He went on to say police later undermined their early statement by saying they were keeping "an open mind".
It comes as a retired detective claims police are right to explore the theory that mum fell in the river based on three factors. Mr Ansell told Channel 5's Dan Walker: “I have to categorically say I cannot fault the police in any of this, they have been incredible, and the relationship that we have working on this is still very, very strong, it’s very good.The dad told the presenter he thought a local was behind the disappearance of Nicola. He also believes the discovery of her phone on a bench could be just a 'decoy'.
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