Kiena Dawes' meticulous notes that recorded harrowing abuse and insults from thug fiancé
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'Bubbly' young mum Kiena Dawes was just 23 years old when she died after feeling "let down" by police and traumatised by a campaign of disturbing abuse at the hands of her thug fiancé, Ryan Wellings. The well-liked hairdresser from Fleetwood, Lancashire, died by suicide on July 22, 2022, after leaving her baby daughter with a friend. In her devastating suicide note, Kiena pointed the finger of blame at Wellings, 30, stating, "Ryan Willings killed me".
Wellings was yesterday cleared of Kiena's manslaughter but was found guilty of coercive control and abuse. He denied the charge of manslaughter during his trial at Preston Crown Court, where jurors heard disturbing details of his abuse of Kiena. Although Kiena is tragically no longer with us to recount the horrors she endured, the meticulous notes she kept during the final years of her life paint a harrowing picture.
Terrified of Wellings, Kiena bravely kept a log of his abuse, threats, and humiliating insults in notes on her phone, disguised as an ordinary shopping list. Kiena listed dozens of examples of Wellings insulting and humiliating her. The top of the note reads ‘Food - tomatoes’, before going on to detail Wellings' vile insults. These included: ‘You think you're better than everyone’, ‘You're a dosser’, ‘You had nothing’ and ‘You had f*** all your whole life’.
Other insults included: ‘You do s***haircuts’, ‘You are a fat little f***’ and ‘You feel sorry for yourself every day because you’ve had a s**t life. Get over it’. Kiena also explained how Wellings had accused her of cheating, writing: “I slept with his uncle whilst I was pregnant that’s why my nails fell off I was sh**** in the hot tub” and “I slept with his friend for a pair of shoes.”.
