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Pat Hurst

Man to be sentenced for domestic violence after being cleared of manslaughter

Kiena Dawes, 23, from Fleetwood, was found dead by British Transport Police on a railway line in July 2022 (Handout/Lancashire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A ‘monster’ who subjected his vulnerable partner to assault and years of domestic abuse but was cleared of her manslaughter will be sentenced later on Thursday.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”.

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