Kiena’s mother slams abusive thug who ‘violated’ her by forcing trial as she reveals baby daughter asks ‘where’s mummy’
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KIENA Dawes' mum today revealed her baby daughter asks "where's mummy" as she slammed her abusive thug ex in court. The 23-year-old was repeatedly assaulted and belittled by Ryan Wellings throughout their two-year relationship. Tragically, Kiena took her own life in July 2022 after telling the world in heartbreaking final note: "I was murdered.".
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The mum also told how Wellings, 30, had "killed me" after the thug attacked her just 11 days before she died. Wellings is being sentenced today after being convicted of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour. He could have faced a life sentence after being charged with manslaughter but he was cleared by a jury for that offence.
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Wellings, who has a previous conviction for attacking an ex, was the first person to stand trial accused of the unlawful killing of his partner after her suicide following domestic violence. Kiena's mum Angela today said the monster had "violated" her daughter again by pleading not guilty and forcing the family to sit through a trial.
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She also tragically revealed Kiena's daughter, who was just nine months old at the time of her mother's suicide, asks her: "Where's mummy?". Angela said: "I have had to sit through an almost six-week trial and watch the private life of my daughter pulled apart and her mental health scrutinised and assessed. She has been violated. There is no other word for it.
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