Nicola Bulley's body is be to released so her family can hold her funeral, the coroner leading the inquest into her death has said. An inquest was opened into the death of the mum-of-two after her body was found in St Michael's on Wyre on Sunday, February 19.
A full inquest will be held on June 26 at County Hall in Preston. Dr James Adeley, the senior coroner for the area, ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Nicola had been identified through dental records.
Lancashire Police have been asked to supply information gathered during the search for Ms Bulley as part of the investigation.
