Nicola Bulley bombshell as forensic expert brands investigation 'a mess' and says crucial evidence may have been missed | The Sun
A FORENSIC expert has dropped a bombshell on the Nicola Bulley investigation – labeling it "a mess" as crucial evidence may have been missed.
Today is the ninth painstaking day police have been scouring the area the mum-of-two was last seen.
The cops said in recent days their "main working hypothesis" was that Nicola had "sadly fallen" into the icy River Wyre.
However, they revealed yesterday there was “no evidence of a slip or a fall".
The dog walker, 45, vanished after dropping her children off at school in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on Friday January 27.
Since then there has been no trace of the mum-of-two, leaving her family in agony.
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But underwater forensics expert Peter Faulding has revealed he thinks police may have missed "critical" evidence.
He also slammed the cops for not closing off the area where Nicola vanished, saying they were too quick to assume there were no suspicious circumstances.
He told MailOnline: "It should have been sealed off immediately as a potential crime scene.
"That area is critical. Critical forensics could have been found in that location."
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Peter said "loads" of people would have now trampled through the area – covering up any remaining tracks.
He continued: "I don't know how the police can say there's no evidence of third-party involvement in this disappearance when they haven't actually checked.
"I think this is a mess, really."
The expert also called the police's equipment low-tech, adding: "It's very unlikely they would be able to find a body with it."
The cops were also slammed yesterday by Nicola's sister Louise Cunningham and friend Emma White for their hypothesis.
The pair explained that there was "no evidence" behind the theory that the mum plunged in while trying to retrieve her dog Willow's tennis ball.
It comes after the police said they had tracked down a "key witness" last night.
Around the same time, Nicola's partner Paul Ansell revealed his hope of finding her alive is "stronger than ever".
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