Nicola Bulley: family criticise focus on ‘speculation and rumours’

Missing woman’s family say ‘public focus has become distracted’ in statement issued through Lancashire police

The family of missing Nicola Bulley have said they “believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her private life”, in a statement issued through Lancashire police.

In the statement posted on Twitter, Bulley’s family said: “It has now been three weeks since Nikki went missing. We, as a family, believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her private life.