A new documentary called The Search For Nicola Bulley hears her family claim social media got out of control and became a 'monster' as they felt 'silenced'

Paul Ansell said his family initially welcomed the huge public interest after the mother-of-two vanished

Her partner says he felt 'silenced' as he shared the true scale of accusations fired his way

'Sometimes bad things just happen'

The partner of Nicola Bulley has said the online obsession with his former partner who disappeared last year became a "monster".

Mum-of-two Nicola went missing on January 27, 2023 when she was out walking her dog in St Michael's on Wyre.

Ms Bulley vanished on January 27 last year while walking her dog Willow along the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.

A new documentary, called the Search For Nicola Bulley, hears from Lancashire Police and Nicola’s family.