BREAKING Nicola Bulley police refer themselves to police watchdog over handling of case

The police force investigating the disappearance of missing mum Nicola Bulley have referred themselves to a police watchdog.

The news comes after Lancashire Police came under criticism for sharing personal information about Ms Bulley, the Mirror reports.

Mortgage advisor Bulley was said by the force to have had “vulnerabilities” during a press conference, disclosing details of them just hours later.

In an unprecedented step, Lancashire Police said she had suffered from “significant” problems with alcohol brought on by menopause.

It also said that Police had been called to her home in Inskip 17 days before and that the problems had resurfaced recently.

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