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Pat Hurst

Kiena Dawes: Trial hears of mental health struggles

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

A vulnerable young mother allegedly driven to suicide after domestic abuse by her partner had made a number of attempts to kill herself, a jury heard.

Hairdresser Kiena Dawes, 23, from Fleetwood, Lancs, said in a suicide note, “I was murdered” and that her former partner Ryan Wellings, 30, had, “killed me”, Preston Crown Court has heard.

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