Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley today moved to debunk a number of 'persistent myths' surrounding the case 20 days on.
The senior investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith, said officers have been 'inundated with false information, accusations and rumours', which she said was 'distracting' them from their work. And Peter Lawson, Assistant Chief Constable of Lancashire Police, said there was still 'no evidence to indicate a criminal aspect or third party involvement' in Ms Bulley's disappearance.
The mother-of-two, 45, disappeared while walking her springer spaniel Willow in the village of St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, after she dropped her two daughters - aged six and nine - off at school on January 27. Det Supt Smith said her 'main working hypothesis' was still that she fell into the River Wyre.
