Ryan Wellings blew a kiss to his current girlfriend after he was cleared of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes
A man has been found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence towards his partner, but cleared of her manslaughter. Kiena Dawes, 23, had written 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.
Described by prosecutor Paul Greaney KC as an 'entitled, aggressive bully' and by Ms Dawes' friends as a 'horrible little b******' with a jealous streak, he did not like being answered back which, 'triggers his anger'. His abuse of Ms Dawes included regular slapping and 'ragging' by her hair, threats to use a drill to take out her teeth and threats to throw acid in her face.
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