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I agree that suicide is most likely when you consider a few different elements together. Firstly, the welfare check on the 10th of January which was only a few weeks before her disappearance and which was likely related to her own personal difficulties. Furthermore, a noticeable change in the...

Yes, I believe this was a suicide rather than an accident given the fairly close proximity in the timeline of events. To me it seems quite unlikely, given what we have been made aware of relating to the struggles she had endured, that this has simply been an accident.

We don't know depth at the point where she entered the water and whether it was slow moving or not needn't necessarily matter. The water would have been very cold that morning and could have incapacitated her very quickly. I'm looking at the short time period following the incident on the 10th...

I lean towards suicide rather than an accident given the information that was released concerning Nicola and which will be become clearer in time. A very sad day either way for her family and friends.

Good god, the phrases 'at risk of emotional harm' or 'potential future emotional harm' are ones I have heard once too often in other people's experiences and it seems to be a favourite plucked from textbooks. Not saying it doesn't have it's place, but it is used to excess by child protection...

I know different depths have been mentioned, but I only recall a depth of around 4m being mentioned on ITV News at some point. I must admit that I also have this uncomfortable feeling that she may in fact be much closer to the bench than most people are thinking, perhaps lodged in a place that...

I am sure that Nicola is sadly in the river. Those who doubt that mostly do so because she hasn't been found despite the divers entering the water to search for her within a few hours of her disappearance. In my eyes the only explanation for this is that they missed her and by the time Peter's...

Yes, but knowing as we do that Nicola's life revolves around her children and that according to her family and friends she would never leave them, I think it is safe to say we can discount the possibility that she decided to abandon her life with them in the middle of walking her dog.

Sadly I cannot conceive of a realistic scenario where Nicola is still alive after 16 days. The best case scenario that fits with her still being here would be if she left of her own accord, which would be near on impossible to do without being spotted at this point. Also knowing how close she is...

I think there is a reasonable chance that the divers may have missed her the first time and that she was in the deeper part of the river around the bench. Nicola disappeared on the 27th of January and SGI began searching on the 6th of February, 10 full days later, surely long enough to be...

It's genuinely heartbreaking to hear him mentioning them getting married when she returns and all of them holding out so much hope. The reality is after two weeks I can't help but conclude this was very likely a tragic accident and that the underwater divers have somehow missed her in the river...

I agree and it's just terribly sad. Two young children who she doted on won't have their Mum in their lives as they grow up. She should be by their side as they go through life and finish school, have children and get married. Lives torn apart just because of a simple but tragic accident it...

<modsnip - sleuthing a non-POI> Nicola's last public Facebook post was also on the 07/12/2022 where she advertised a bed for sale. Just makes you wonder if there were any financial difficulties.

This must be utterly heartbreaking for her family. By all accounts she is a doting mother loved by many. Seeing pictures of her with her children and husband and then them having to endure day after day with the increasing likelihood that they will never see her again because of a tragic...

Well he'd been searching 'rape' and 'beatings' etc.. so it may just come down to the fact that he enjoyed the feelings of power and control and couldn't resist acting on them. Whether he felt he had to kill Alex because he raped her and knew she would report it or whether it was all just part of...

My thoughts also. I do think the story he concocted about the £100,000 was simply a way of creating an absence that wouldn't be seen as suspicious and perhaps part of the bigger plan to murder her. This way he was giving himself time to kill her and dispose of her body.

Why would he feel the need to concoct such a ridiculous scheme where Alex would receive £100,000 though unless he was planning something in advance? He mentioned this £100,000 in his texts to Alex in October, weeks before he allegedly murdered her. It appears to me that he likely wanted her to...

I agree with your take on this. He rang his partner within an hour or so of meeting Alex which suggests he killed her soon after she arrived. He finally managed to speak with his partner after 12 to get her to bring the bleach.