The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation into a welfare check on Nicola Bulley carried out by Lancashire Constabulary on January 10, days before she was last seen, the watchdog said. A spokesperson for the IOPC said on Wednesday (February 22): "Following a referral by Lancashire Constabulary on Thursday, we have started an independent investigation regarding contact the force had with Nicola Bulley on January 10, 2023.
"We were notified by the force that an officer attended the family home on that date as part of a welfare check. Our thoughts are with Ms Bulley's family and friends, and all of those affected by her death.
"Our investigation is in its very early stages." Mum-of-two Ms Bulley, 45, was last seen on January 27 while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.
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it has also been confirmed that Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden has asked the College of Policing to carry out a “full, independent review” into the handling of the Nicola Bulley case.
On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to where the mortgage advisor went missing, following an intensive three-week search operation. On Monday, Lancashire Constabulary confirmed that the body is that of Ms Bulley.
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