Nicola Bulley’s partner bombarded with racy snaps of half-naked women by sick trolls
The partner of missing mum Nicola Bulley claims he has been traumatised by sick trolls who have bombarded him with images of half-naked women.
Paul Ansell suddenly had his Pinterest account spammed with racy images of women in lingerie, topless, and in bikinis.
The Sunday Express alerted Lancashire Police to the posts after users speculated the platform had been hacked.
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Cops have since confirmed that the account was hacked and that an investigation is now underway.
A force spokeswoman said: “Paul Ansell’s Pinterest account has been accessed by a third party and is being closed down. We are investigating the matter.”
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The account was later disabled.
44-year-old Paul has already hit back at trolls after he was inundated with online abuse.
The topic was broached during his appearance on the Channel 5 news programme ‘Vanished: Where is Nicola Bulley?’.
During the show, he said “it would be upsetting” but only “if I let myself read it all”.
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He continued: “I have seen some stuff. Most people have been amazing, you’re always going to get that two per cent of people that for whatever reason say and do not very nice things but I don’t want to give any energy to that.” Emma White, a friend of Nicola’s, said some people on social media have made “hurtful comments”.
Nicola Bulley vanished while walking her dog Willow near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire at approximately 9.10 am Friday, January 27.
The mum dropped her two daughters off at school, had a brief conversation with another parent, and then took her cocker spaniel, Willow for a walk along the River Wyre.
Her phone was found on a nearby bench, while Willow was found running free by another dog walker.
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The force has come under fire over its investigation after last Wednesday it said she was a high-risk missing person from the outset due to several vulnerabilities, which it would not go into for privacy reasons. Later that day it confirmed she had issues with alcohol due to problems with menopause, drawing criticism from several quarters, including Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
It also emerged police attended her address in Inskip on January 10 due to a report of concern for welfare.
Former police officers have mixed views on the force’s handling of the case. Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley said: “Police should have sealed off the scene for a full forensic search once her phone was found. If she hasn’t gone in the water, they will have lost that opportunity forever.”
But former Met detective Dave McKelvey said: “We should not dissect the police investigation while it’s live as we don’t know what they do or don’t know.”
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