A woman who was she’d been threatened before she was found dead.
claimed she had been pushed out of a fourth-floor window by a man, who she also claimed shot her.
She also said her car and property had been vandalised last year.
The 38-year-old, of Balerno, Edinburgh , was discovered inside a refuse bin four days ago in Lewes, Sussex. Police believe the mum of two had been there for more than two weeks.
Nicola, who was a regular user of social media, had not logged on to Facebook since October 9 – when officers believe she went missing.
She wrote on her page that she’d been thrown out of a window and shot in July.
In April, she also claimed: “Just thought I should put this online to warn all women in the south east to be careful of a man who assaulted me.
“Have just found out that our great justice system has done no further action.
“If you want to find out more I’m willing to message who it is to save him hurting anyone else.”
In March, to locate a man who was banned from approaching her. She told of someone trying to “destroy” her home and motability vehicle in August 2018.
Two men aged 41 and 37 are being held by police on suspicion of Nicola’s murder.
Forensic teams yesterday continued to search the spot where her body was found by a dog walker on Wednesday lunchtime, and also her nearby home.
and used an adapted scooter to get about. She claimed to suffer from Russell-Silver syndrome – a condition which can lead to stunted growth and facial problems.
Lib Dem councillor Janet Baah, a member of Lewes Town Council, said the community was stunned by Nicola’s death.
She said: “The fact she was dead for such a long time and no one knew that she was in a bin is shocking. This is a very peaceful law abiding town and I do not know how we can recover from it. It really is terrible.”
Sussex Police Detective Chief Inspector Chris Friday said: “Nicola died following a significant blow to the head.
"Her body had been placed in the wheelie bin and dumped in undergrowth and we want to establish when that happened. We know the bin was probably there on November 1 and we are trying to establish when Nicola was last seen alive.”
