Young mother ‘covered in blood’ days before her death, court hears

Kiena Dawes, 23, from Fleetwood, was found dead on a railway line (PA) - (PA Media)

A police officer found a vulnerable young woman “covered in blood” days before she was allegedly driven to suicide by her abusive partner, a court heard.

Pc Stephanie Sawyer told Preston Crown Court she went to the home of mother-of-one Kiena Dawes, 23, who had called 999 reporting a domestic incident with Ryan Wellings.