The mother and girlfriend of a man convicted of abusing his partner before she took her own life are both under police investigation for allegedly “coaching” him to give evidence. Kiena Dawes, 23, had ...

Brave mum Kiena Dawes was abused for years at the hands of her violent partner Ryan Wellings, and one horrific attack left her feeling suicidal. In a trial that finally shed light on the true extent ...

A father-of-three who psychologically and physically abused his vulnerable partner before she took her own life has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Fleetwood hairdresser Kiena Dawes was 23 when ...

A vulnerable young mother who took her own life left a suicide note claiming “I was murdered” after suffering years of alleged abuse by her ex-boyfriend, a court has heard. The final words of ...

The devastated mother of Kiena Dawes vowed to keep fighting after abuser Ryan Wellings was cleared of manslaughter on Monday following a campaign of abuse which ended in her tragic suicide The mum of ...

Ryan Wellings has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for the assault and abuse of Kiena Dawes. Honorary Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham sentenced Wellings to four years for coercive control ...

The ex-boyfriend of a vulnerable young mother has been found guilty of assault and subjecting her to a prolonged campaign of abuse, but cleared of her manslaughter, after she left a suicide note ...

The mother of Kiena Dawes has revealed the devastating impact her daughter's death has had on her granddaughter. Kiena, 23, took her own life following years of violent abuse from her partner, Ryan ...

A young woman was found "covered in blood" just days before she was allegedly driven to suicide by an abusive partner, a jury has been told. PC Stephanie Sawyer said that when she visited Kiena Dawes ...

A police officer from the force criticised over the Nicola Bulley search is being investigated for gross misconduct after the death of a young mother who was also reported missing. Kiena Dawes, 23, ...

A vulnerable young woman would not have taken her own life if she had been treated in a "loving" way, a court has heard. Kiena Dawes, 23, was found dead by British Transport Police on a railway line ...

A man convicted of assaulting and abusing his ex-girlfriend who later killed herself is due to appear in court accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Ryan Wellings, 31, is due to ...