The TikTok ghoul who filmed police recovering Nicola Bulley's body is unmasked

A ghoulish TikToker who duped police to covertly film the body of Nicola Bulley being recovered from the River Wyre has been unmasked and strongly criticised by viewers who use the platform. Curtis Arnold filmed an eight-minute clip of police officers by the water's edge and posted the grim footage on several social media channels.

The 34-year-old barber, who contributed to a social media frenzy that saw users flock to St Michael’s on Wyre in search of the mum-of-two, later admitted to earning close to £1,000 in royalties for the posts after its near million views.

He also posted footage of an ashen-faced couple in shock after finding the mortgage advisor's body in reeds by the river last Sunday (February 19). Arnold previously filmed a 'possible burial site' in woodland near where Nicola was last seen on January 27 and headlined a string of videos with outrageous smears against her partner Paul Ansell.

On his 'Curtis Media' channels on TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, Arnold claims to offer "media and journalism done differently". But he hides his identity, is careful not to appear on camera and sometimes uses a picture of Mr Ansell as his profile image, The Mirror reports.

The athletically-built powerlifter made five, six-hour round trips from his Worcestershire home to St Michael's on Wyre in the space of ten days to acquire "content" for his channels. Arnold's most sickening video from the village opens with his Go Pro camera fastened in a harness around his neck, filming a male police officer blocking his path, reports Lancs Live.

He is asked to turn back but dupes the officer into letting him through by claiming that he needs to return to his parked car and saying that he is from Blackpool. As dozens of officers