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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Pat Hurst

Man cleared over suicide of partner who suffered years of abuse

Kiena Dawes was found dead by British Transport Police on the railway line near Barnacre (Lancashire Police) - (PA Media)

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.

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