Nicola Bulley: Dog walker thought ‘this is not right’ after finding phone
The dog walker who found Nicola Bulley’s phone on a bench has explained that he thought “this is not right” when he saw the device on the morning of her disappearance.
Speaking to the media for the first time, the dog walker, who gave his name as Ron, also told Sky News of the moment he saw the wallpaper on the phone showing Ms Bulley and her partner Paul Ansell before the police were called and the mother-of-two was reported missing.
Ron was walking his dog in the same area where Ms Bulley was last seen this morning as Sky News presenter Kay Burley and correspondent Inzamam Rashid retraced her last movements three weeks after her disappearance.
The dog walker said he gave a full statement to the police after finding Ms Bulley’s phone on a bench in the park at around 9:30am on Friday 27 January.
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Retracing Nicola Bulley’s last known steps
Ms Bulley was last seen by someone else in the park at 9:01am.
Reflecting on the three weeks since Ms Bulley’s disappearance, Ron said: “Each day something new comes out doesn’t it.”
He didn’t know Ms Bulley but recognised her dog Willow.
“I’d seen both owners of Willow walking this dog in the past, but while I knew their faces I didn’t know their names,” he said.
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Nicola Bulley with her partner Paul Ansell
Ron added that when he first found the phone he thought “somebody had gone to toilet”.
He added: “I got to about this red brick building here and I thought ‘this is not right’.
“Then it was just a progression of things happening, you know. Because of the wallpaper on the phone we found out who the couple were, and the school was contacted and [her partner] Paul arrived.”
Two women have died following reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day, police have said.
A dog injured in the incident in Bletchley also died after being taken to the vets.
A man and a teenage boy suffered serious injuries.
A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and remains in custody.
Forensic officers at the scene. Pics: PA
Officers were called to a block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue just after 6.30pm on Christmas Day following reports of a stabbing.
The two women, aged 38 and 24, died at the scene, Thames Valley Police said. Their next of kin have been informed.
The injured man and teenage boy were taken to hospital and are both in a stable condition.
Police said the parties are known to each other.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Brangwin said: “Firstly I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families of the women who have tragically died in this shocking incident.
“We have launched a double murder investigation, which may be concerning to the wider public; however, we have made an arrest and are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident and the parties are known to each other.”
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