The abusive ex-boyfriend of Kiena Dawes, who took her own life being subjected to a campaign of domestic abuse, has vowed to get custody of their three-year-old daughter.
Ryan Wellings, 30, from Bispham in Lancashire, was jailed for six-and-a-half years after being found guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards Dawes.The young mum had written a suicide note saying "Ryan Wellings killed me" shortly before leaving their nine-month-old daughter with a friend and taking her own life on a railway line on July 22, 2022.
Passing sentence Judge Robert Altham, told the defendant the jury had acquitted him of manslaughter and he must sentence him on the basis he had no "criminal responsibility" for Miss Dawes' death. He added: "However, from May 2020 until her death, you abused, exploited and assaulted her.
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