Police went to Nicola Bulley’s home days before she went missing to investigate by the watchdog
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into a welfare check on Nicola Bulley days before she was last seen.
The watchdog said Lancashire Police would investigate his visit to the home on January 10. 45 years old His brown cocker spaniel is invisible while walking Friday morning, January 27, after dropping her two daughters off at school.
It comes after a coroner’s court identified Mrs Bulley’s body through dental records at an inquest opened on Wednesday in Lancashire.
Opening the inquest, senior coroner Dr James Adeley said he contacted consultant maxillofacial surgeon Ian Edwards to ask him to compare dental records obtained by police from Great Eccleston Dental Surgery.
He said: “He examined the body in the River Wyre near Rawcliffe Road, St Michael’s, Wyre, at 2.15pm on February 20.”
Dr. Adeli said the surgeon found that the restorations performed were identical.
He said: “I am satisfied with the balance of possibilities, and more positive things Nicola Bulley has been identified And I am satisfied that I will deal with that person.”
He added: “The family have been informed of the date, time and place of the opening of the inquest and for reasons I understand have chosen not to attend.”
The coroner said the remaining evidence collected by police and an autopsy required “further assessment”.
A full inquest will be held in June once the availability of a Home Office pathologist has been verified, “to allow time to collate the facts of the case and to allow the experts involved to finalize the findings of the investigation that still needs to be done.”
The mother-of-two had been missing for more than three weeks when her body was discovered on the banks of the River Wyre near Rawcliffe Road in St Michael’s, Wyre on Sunday 19 February.
Ms Bulley’s phone was discovered on a bench by the River Wyre, the dog’s harness was found on nearby grass and the dog was running loose along the river.
The police were called after receiving such information Two walkers find a dead body by the river
Lancashire Police confirmed on Monday that the body had been formally identified as Ms Bulley’s.
In a press conference, Lancashire Police described the investigation into her disappearance as “extremely complex and highly emotional”.
Ms Bulley’s family said in a statement on Monday that they could “lay her now to rest” following the discovery of her remains.
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