Judge Robert Altham says "given the gravity of the Ryan Wellings' offending there's no prospect of a sentence other than immediate custody."

Anglea Dawes' victim impact statement was read as her daughter Kiena's abuser Ryan Wellings was sentenced for assault and coercive control after being cleared of her manslaughter

Ryan Wellings was the first person to stand trial accused of the unlawful killing of a partner who ended their own life after suffering domestic abuse.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for controlling and coercive behaviour and assault - but was previously cleared of her manslaughter.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for assault and coercive and controlling behaviour after Kiena Dawes, 23, left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”. Wellings was seen smiling as he left the dock following his sentencing.

Vile thug Ryan Wellings left his fiancée Kiena Dawes feeling like there was nowhere left to turn - but now, he will be the one to suffer behind bars with a 'fraught' future ahead

The mother of a young mum who took her own life after suffering domestic abuse at the hands of her cruel boyfriend says she has been 'robbed of a daughter'. Angela Dawes wrote a moving impact statement which was read in full as Ryan Wellings was jailed for six years for the assault and coercive control of Angela's daughter Kiena.