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Evening Standard
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Alleged abuse contributed to woman’s suicide, court told

Kiena Dawes took her own life on July 22 2022 (Lancashire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A vulnerable young woman would not have taken her own life if she had been treated in a “loving” way, a court has heard.

Hairdresser Kiena Dawes, 23, left her nine-month-old daughter with a friend, along with a suicide note and took her own life on a railway line after suffering years of abuse from her partner Ryan Wellings, 30, Preston Crown Court was told.

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