Kiena Dawes: The complex question at case's heart
Chief Crown Prosecutor Kate Brown, who leads on domestic abuse for the CPS, said the verdict of not guilty in respect to the manslaughter charge would not deter the service from considering similar charges in the future. "There is nothing that we have seen that will prevent us bringing other cases," she said.
Abusive boyfriend sentenced to six years after death of Kiena Dawes
Judge Robert Altham says "given the gravity of the Ryan Wellings' offending there's no prospect of a sentence other than immediate custody."
New lover of Kiena Dawes' abuser wished her a 'happy heavenly birthday' after her death
Ryan Wellings subjected Kiena Dawes, his vulnerable partner, to assault and years of domestic abuse and was jailed this week for assault and coercive and controlling behaviour
‘Monster’ who abused partner Kiena Dawes for years and threatened to drill out her teeth jailed
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.
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Kiena Dawes' abusive partner being sentenced for assault and prolonged domestic violence
The young mother's relationship with Ryan Wellings, 30, turned from "a fairytale to a nightmare", the judge says, before she took her own life in 2022.
Abusive boyfriend whose partner Kiena Dawes blamed him for her death in suicide note jailed
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.
'Monster' who abused partner Kiena Dawes before she took her own life jailed for six years
Ryan Wellings has been jailed for six and a half years for coercive and controlling behaviour towards a young mother who took her own life. | ITV News Granada
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LIVE updates as Ryan Wellings sentenced for abuse and assault of Kiena Dawes
During a six-week trial, Preston Crown Court heard how Dawes, 23, endured heartbreaking abuse over a two-year period. A juruy was told how Kiena was found dead on a railway track near Garstang, Lancashire, in July 2022.
Kiena Dawes: Abusive boyfriend whose partner blamed him for her death in suicide note jailed
A man whose girlfriend blamed him for her death in a suicide note - after he subjected her to years of abuse - has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for controlling and coercive behaviour and assault.
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Ryan Wellings 'set scene of Kiena Dawes' death', prosecutor says
The young mother's relationship with Ryan Wellings, 30, turned from "a fairytale to a nightmare", the judge says, before she took her own life in 2022.
Ryan Wellings jailed for sickening abuse of tragic partner Kiena Dawes
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