Police searching for missing Nicola Bulley have been accused of 'victim blaming' after disclosing that the mother-of-two suffered 'some significant issues with alcohol' in the past. Senior officers said on Wednesday that Ms Bulley was 'vulnerable' and classed by police as a 'high-risk' missing person immediately after her partner Paul Ansell reported her disappearance.
After Lancashire Police revealed her issues with alcohol 'brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause', the force was strongly condemned by MPs and campaign groups. Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Twitter: "I am deeply uncomfortable with the police releasing Nicola Bulley's so-called 'vulnerabilities' on menopause and alcohol.
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