A TikToker who filmed police recovering Nicola Bulley’s body from a river has had his workplace attacked (Picture: SWNS)
Angry locals have targeted a barber shop linked to an opportunistic TikToker who filmed police removing Nicola Bulley’s body from a river.
Hairdresser Curtis Arnold, 34, made almost £1,000 in royalties after he posted footage of officers recovering the tragic mum-of-two from the River Wyre in Lancashire.
But the controversial content creator has since faced an angry backlash from members of the public since being exposed, who have responded by targeting a business where he worked.
Grade One Barbers, in Kidderminster, Worcs., was daubed in graffiti over the weekend with giant letters spelling out the word ‘N**CE!’.
Curtis Arnold sparked a backlash when he uploaded footage of police removing Nicola Bulley’s body from the RIver Wyre in Lancashire (Picture: SWNS)
When the shop was contacted for comment, Mr Arnold answered and said he no longer worked there.
He said: ‘It’s not really fair on the owner.
‘The name of the shop is very well known. I’ve only been there a short time’.
Some of the graffiti had been removed by this afternoon (Thurs) but the barbers was empty.
Arnold says he has been assaulted and had his workplace vandalised by angry locals after his identity was exposed (Picture: SWNS)
Nicola Bulley’s body was recovered from the river following an intense three-week search (Picture: Lancashire Police / SWNS)
One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: ‘I noticed it there at the start of the week but to be honest I didn’t know he worked there.
‘I knew he was local but somebody has obviously taken exception to his behaviour and took matters into their own hands to make a point.
‘You can’t agree with what he did but it’s not nice to see this, there’s lots of families around her and they don’t want to be seeing words like that.’
Mr Arnold runs the ‘Curtis Media’ account on TikTok, YouTube and Facebook and had been uploading videos on the missing person investigation in Lancashire.
He had previously posted footage of ‘a possible burial site’ while the Lancashire Police search was still underway.
The content creator claims that subsequent media coverage about his Nicola Bulley video has had a ‘devastating impact’ on his life.
In a recent video on his channel he said: ‘I’ve been assaulted, I’ve had my workplace damaged, I’ve had my car damaged.
‘I’ve had people come to the house, I’ve had my personal address posted all over Facebook and shared. Safe to say I’ve learned my lesson.’
Mr Arnold has apologised and says he has anonymously donated ‘five times the amount’ the video made in royalties to the family of Nicola Bulley.
He admitted his video would have caused them distress and added: ‘It can’t have been a nice thing for them to have seen and I’m sorry about that.’
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Curtis Arnold says he has been assaulted, had his property damaged and his workplace vandalised since posting footage of Nicola Bulley’s body on TikTok