Emma Croft, a nail technician, has been asked to step down from her job at a beauty salon in Blackpool after her fiancé, Ryan Wellings, was cleared of manslaughter in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Kiena Dawes. Wellings was convicted of assault and coercive control for two years of abuse against Dawes, who took her own life in July 2022 after writing a suicide note stating, 'Ryan Wellings killed me'. Croft and Wellings' mother are now facing police investigation for allegedly coaching him during the trial.
A beautician has been asked to step down from her job after her fiancé was cleared of manslaughter over the death of his ex-girlfriend who he abused and controlled for two years. Kiena Dawes, 23, wrote a suicide note saying, 'Ryan Wellings killed me', before leaving their nine-month-old daughter with a friend and taking her own life on a railway line on July 22, 2022.
Although violent Ryan Wellings, 30, was cleared of manslaughter this week, he was convicted of assault and coercive control for two years of violence and abuse, and will be sentenced on Thursday, facing a maximum of five years in jail on each count. Wellings' new partner, nail technician Emma Croft, and his mother Lisa Green now also face a police investigation for allegedly 'coaching' him to give evidence, following the case at Preston Crown Court. Croft, 28, has agreed to 'step down' from her job as at a Beauty Salon in Blackpool after the owner found the controversy surrounding her alleged involvement in the case was harming business, MailOnline can reveal. But over Christmas before Wellings had been cleared of manslaughter charges against him, he gifted Croft, a lookalike of Kiena, a spa day treat. On December 25th, Croft proudly posted on Instagram an image of the Virgin Experience Day card for the spa day at Bibby Hall in Lancashire, the gift from Wellings. The two-hour long 'weekday evening Aqua Thermal Experience' for two is only valid until December 31, 2025. A former friend of Croft's told MailOnline that she was 'completely in thrall' to Wellings and 'in denial' about the nature of his personality. 'She's got this fairytale view of him, but it's caused so much bad feeling in Blackpool,' said the friend. 'The owner of the salon where she worked has had enough of the bad publicity and threatening messages, so she asked Emma to step down and she agreed.' In a Facebook post today, The Powder Room announced: 'Please Read. In regards to recent media coverage, we would like to inform our clients that Emma Croft no longer works at The Powder Room. 'We ask that others are kind and respectful towards all staff who work hard to make our salon an inviting place and have nothing to do with the situation that has arisen. 'Police are aware of recent media comments and are staying in close contact with the owners of the salon. Thank you.' Jurors heard how Wellings repeatedly lashed out at his hairdresser partner Kiena, beating her while she was pregnant with his child, as well as threatening to drown her in a bath, drill her teeth and 'make her look like Katie Piper' by dousing her with acid. He also urged Ms Dawes to kill herself, boasted that 'hitting you is like hitting a man' and, on one occasion, forced her head underwater in a bath and said: 'Say goodbye to your baby'. He was the first defendant to be tried before a jury accused of the unlawful killing of his partner after her suicide following domestic violence, but was found not guilty. He turned and blew a kiss to Croft as the verdict was read out, while Ms Dawes' sister burst into tears. Jurors heard how Wellings repeatedly lashed out at his hairdresser partner Kiena, beating her while she was pregnant with his child, as well as threatening to drown her in a bath. The 'bright and popular' hairdresser was 'ground down' by two-and-a-half years of domestic violence , a jury was told. Just 11 days before her suicide, Ms Dawes suffered an horrific head wound after being attacked by her partner (Ms Dawes is seen with blood over her face in an image released today by police). Despite being cleared of manslaughter, Wellings was convicted of assault and coercive control for two years of violence and abuse. In one incident just 11 days before Ms Dawes' death, on July 11, 2022 he 'launched' her into a radiator with such force it broke the appliance off the wall, then slammed a door in her face - knocking her out and leaving her with blood pouring from her head. She called police at least five times reporting domestic problems with Wellings
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