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| Nicola Bulley looking forward to future, says partner | |
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| Nicola Bulley was a "busy mum" who juggled a career and family life | Nicola Bulley was a "busy mum" who juggled a career and family life |
| Nicola Bulley had been "looking forward to the future" before her disappearance, her partner has told her inquest. | |
| The mother-of-two was last seen in St Michael's on Wyre on 27 January prompting a major search. | The mother-of-two was last seen in St Michael's on Wyre on 27 January prompting a major search. |
| Her body was found in the River Wyre more than three weeks later. | |
| Paul Ansell, giving evidence at the inquest, said she had a "blip" over the Christmas period but in January she was back to herself. | |
| He said: "She had a good day the day before [she went missing], came home full of beans, excited with work, with the meetings she had and plans for the year." | |
| Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire, asked Mr Ansell if Ms Bulley had any suicidal thoughts. | |
| Mr Ansell replied: "There were a couple of throwaway comments during the blip period but nothing that gave me any concern." | |
| He broke down in tears during his evidence and had to leave the room. | |
| Mr Ansell said: "She was an incredible mum." | |
| "Nikki was a quiet person who enjoyed the simple side of life. She was a very private person and kept herself to herself," he said. | |
| Ms Bulley's younger sister Louise Cunningham told Preston Coroner's Court she "always had things under her control". | |
| She said her sister was "very much a planner" as the "busy mum" and juggled a career and family life. | |
| Paul Ansell said his partner was planning for the future the day before she went missing | |
| Ms Cunningham said: "Nikki was my big sister. Very much a planner. | |
| "She started her career again, a busy mum, as most people are, juggling a career and family life. | "She started her career again, a busy mum, as most people are, juggling a career and family life. |
| "She always had things under her control." | "She always had things under her control." |
| 'Low mood and anxiety' | |
| Ms Cunningham also said there was a "blip" in her sister's mental state in the month before her death. | |
| "She had a blip over Christmas [2022] but she was back on the HRT medication in January and back to work and back to the normal Nikki." | "She had a blip over Christmas [2022] but she was back on the HRT medication in January and back to work and back to the normal Nikki." |
| Ms Cunningham said her sister was drinking more heavily over that period. | Ms Cunningham said her sister was drinking more heavily over that period. |
| However, she added: "She's never confided in me about any suicidal thoughts." | However, she added: "She's never confided in me about any suicidal thoughts." |
| Ms Bulley vanished while walking her dog by the river after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school. | |
| Her dog was found shortly afterwards and her mobile phone was discovered on a bench overlooking the water - still connected to a work conference call. | |
| Her disappearance led to intense public interest, criticism of the police and media and a social media frenzy of conspiracy theories. | |
| Lancashire Police came under fire after revealing Ms Bulley's struggles with alcohol and perimenopause. | |
| Ms Bulley's phone was found on a bench close to River Wyre and was still connected to a work conference call | |
| Ms Bulley's former GP told the hearing there was "nothing" in her medical records to suggest she wanted to self-harm. | Ms Bulley's former GP told the hearing there was "nothing" in her medical records to suggest she wanted to self-harm. |
| Dr Rebecca Gray said she had been receiving treatment for "low mood and anxiety" since December 2018, later telling of headaches, fatigue and lack of sleep. | Dr Rebecca Gray said she had been receiving treatment for "low mood and anxiety" since December 2018, later telling of headaches, fatigue and lack of sleep. |
| Ms Bulley had been receiving HRT for the menopause since summer 2021, the inquest heard. | Ms Bulley had been receiving HRT for the menopause since summer 2021, the inquest heard. |
| Nicola Bulley died by drowning, inquest hears | |
| Police face no action over Nicola Bulley details | |
| Why TikTok sleuths descended on Nicola Bulley’s village | |
| She had revisited the surgery, for symptoms including increased anxiety and headaches, and by late 2022 was reporting trouble with sleep. | She had revisited the surgery, for symptoms including increased anxiety and headaches, and by late 2022 was reporting trouble with sleep. |
| The GP said Ms Bulley attended a walk-in centre on 11 January after a fall, complaining of increased drowsiness and vomiting. | The GP said Ms Bulley attended a walk-in centre on 11 January after a fall, complaining of increased drowsiness and vomiting. |
| She was sent to Accident & Emergency where a CT scan came back normal. | She was sent to Accident & Emergency where a CT scan came back normal. |
| On Monday the inquest heard from Home Office pathologist Dr Alison Armour who conducted the post-mortem examination on Ms Bulley. | |
| She said she concluded she died of drowning and there was evidence she had been harmed before she fell into the water. | |
| Dr Armour also told senior coroner Dr Adeley Ms Bulley had not been drinking before her death. | |
| The inquest also heard from various passers-by who saw Ms Bulley in the village on the morning she disappeared. | |
| One said she looked "absolutely idyllic", while another described her as "not happy" but "not sad". | |
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