The disappearance of Nicola Bulley

[SpellowHouse]

The inquest starts today.

Inquest begins into death of Nicola Bulley

Her disappearance sparked a huge police search and intense public interest until her body was recovered from a river

www.independent.co.uk

Sorry, I am too busy being a submersible expert to be concerned about this old news.

No, seriously, it will be interesting to see the outcome.

 

[MissChief]

Sorry, I am too busy being a submersible expert to be concerned about this old news.

No, seriously, it will be interesting to see the outcome.

I thought you'd transitioned to being a geopolitical and Russian military coup expert like most of Twitter?

 

[SpellowHouse]

I thought you'd transitioned to being a geopolitical and Russian military coup expert like most of Twitter?

I'm vigorously denying that, ever since all my predictions turned out to be completely wrong.

 

[Tony Edwards]

Nicola Bulley died from drowning with no evidence of assault, inquest told

Pathologist says in her opinion there was no alcohol in blood of 45-year-old whose body was found 23 days after she went missing

www.theguardian.com

Nicola Bulley died from drowning, with no evidence that she was harmed or had alcohol in her bloodstream, a consultant pathologist has told an inquest.

On Monday, the consultant pathologist Alison Armour said all the evidence suggested Bulley died as a result of drowning.

Her forehead was caked in mud, Armour said, and dirt found in her body was among “typical features we see in cases of drowning”. Her lungs were enlarged and watery fluid was found in her body.

Tiny traces of alcohol were found but they could be explained by a postmortem process involving bacteria, she said.

The coroner asked: “At the time of her death she essentially had no alcohol in her bloodstream?” Armour replied: “That’s my opinion.”

Armour was asked if there was evidence Bulley had been assaulted or if there was any third-party involvement. She replied no.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I bet that's upset a lot of OCUK Experts

 

[sidimmu]

I bet that's upset a lot of OCUK Experts

Good job no one is keeping tabs on things in here, some people would look a right wally.

Think there is only two options left for the outcome, both a absolute shame.

 

[Django x2]

Good job no one is keeping tabs on things in here, some people would look a right wally.

Think there is only two options left for the outcome, both a absolute shame.

Nope just one. Assuming you mean suicide as the other. No chance. It's virtually impossible to kill yourself by drowning.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

It's virtually impossible to kill yourself by drowning

the Irish have got it covered:

Over 400 persons commit suicide annually in Ireland out of which about 100 drown themselves.

 

[Tony Edwards]

Nope just one. Assuming you mean suicide as the other. No chance. It's virtually impossible to kill yourself by drowning.

Yet people still die by drowning?

 

[Django x2]

the Irish have got it covered:

Over 400 persons commit suicide annually in Ireland out of which about 100 drown themselves.

In alcohol....

 

[Django x2]

Yet people still die by drowning?

You can die by drowning without being suicide. Plenty of people get into difficulty in the water with sad consequences.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

You can die by drowning without being suicide. Plenty of people get into difficulty in the water with sad consequences.

Yes but you said it was virtually impossible to kill yourself by drowning, 25% of the Irish manage it.
I was in a Mental Hospital in 1988 and two patients in there killed themselves in the canal at the back of the hospital.
If there's a will there's a way.

 

[Semple]

How would you even prove suicide versus accidental drowning with a lack of any note, or something in her messages/search history.

Can't really see this one going any other way than accidental death.

 

[danoliver1]

So postman Pat is innocent then.

 

[Minusorange]

It's a shame we'll never know why the phone was on the bench and not on her person when she went in

 

[Alice In Wonderland]

It's a shame we'll never know why the phone was on the bench and not on her person when she went in

Maybe she was chasing her dog and dropped her phone and then fell in and drowned?

 

[SpellowHouse]

It's a shame we'll never know why the phone was on the bench and not on her person when she went in

Maybe it was one of those fuddled moments. She meant to throw the phone in the river and sit back down on the bench.

 

[GreatAuk]

It's a shame we'll never know why the phone was on the bench and not on her person when she went in

Maybe just one of those 'tidying up' / organising things that people sometimes do before taking their own life. Phone will break in water, therefore leave neatly on bench.

Or if it wasn't suicide then left it there while she went down to the river for whatever other reason so it wouldn't get wet.

But yeah guess we will never know unless a new witness (or suspect) turns up.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Or if it wasn't suicide then left it there while she went down to the river for whatever other reason so it wouldn't get wet.

I do this a lot, I'll often put my phone on a bench seat and if I needed to get up for something I could have an accident and it would still be there giving people on here some alternative motive for it.

 

[Werewolf]

I do this a lot, I'll often put my phone on a bench seat and if I needed to get up for something I could have an accident and it would still be there giving people on here some alternative motive for it.

Yup

People seem to forget the police etc actively have to run campaigns to remind the public not to put their phones down and leave them unattended, even for a minute in public places, so I can imagine how many people must do it somewhere the risk of theft is a lot lower than the table at a bar or cafe.