A young mum who took her own life after reporting domestic abuse 'felt as if she had no choice', a court heard. Kiena Dawes, 23, suffered physical and emotional abuse and was left injured after an alleged attack by her partner, Ryan Wellings, in July 2022. Wellings denies abuse and insists he is not responsible for Kiena's suicide.
A young mum who took her own life after reporting domestic abuse ‘felt as if she had no choice’, a court heard.
But he insists he did not abuse or assault Kiena and is not responsible for her suicide. Closing the case for the prosecution, Paul Greaney KC said by the time Kiena died on July 22, 2022, she felt she had no other option. During the row, Wellings said he ‘sat Kiena down like a dog’, claiming she had flown at him with false nails. He also said he called her a ‘fat slag’. However he said the head injury she suffered was either accidental, when he kicked the front door as he left the flat, or Kiena may have caused the injury herself with a wallpaper scraper.
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