A former Greater Manchester Police boss has hit back at police criticism over the handling of missing Nicola Bulley's case, calling policing a 'thankless task'.
Ian Hanson QPM told the Manchester Evening News the 'very sad' disappearance highlighted how 'everything is twisted' to support a narrative that police are 'corrupt and incompetent'. He said officers are 'people not uniforms' who 'deserve to be valued and thanked for what they do on our behalf'.
It comes after Lancashire Police have faced harsh criticism for revealing that missing mum-of-two Nicola Bulley struggled with alcohol issues 'brought on by the menopause'. They say the issues made her 'high risk'.
