The Latest Breaking News from Ryan Wellings

Wednesday briefing: Why ​suicides ​linked to ​abuse ​are ​going unpunished

In today’s newsletter: ​Coroners, police and prosecutors struggle to navigate cases where ​suicide is linked to domestic abuse, leaving families fighting for justice

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Police must do more to target domestic abusers who drive women to suicide, says NPCC chief

More posthumous investigations are taking place, but police have too often been ‘not sufficiently curious’ about the circumstances that drove women to suicide, Louisa Rolfe said

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack resources

NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Domestic abuse: how it escalates and why that makes it so hard to leave

Ryan Wellings has been jailed for more than six years after the death of his partner Kiena Dawes. Wellings was convicted of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour, having abused Dawes repeatedly throughout their relationship.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Domestic violence victims must be included in the assisted dying debate, campaigners say

Charities warn of ‘significant risk’ that victims of coercive control could be put under pressure to end their lives under assisted dying legislation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Prosecutors to press on with manslaughter cases despite Kiena Dawes verdict

CPS lead says she is not deterred from similar cases after Ryan Wellings, who was accused of causing partner’s suicide, was found not guilty of killing her

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

Six and a half years for abusive ‘monster’ whose partner took her own life

Ryan Wellings was convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour and assault but acquitted of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Man jailed for six-and-a-half years for abusing partner who killed herself

Ryan Wellings was cleared of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes but found guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

‘Monster’ who abused partner Kiena Dawes for years and threatened to drill out her teeth jailed

Kiena Dawes had left a suicide note which read: ‘I was murdered. Ryan Wellings killed me.’

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Ryan Wellings jailed after partner Kiena Dawes took her own life

Wellings, who was found guilty of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour, is sentenced to six and a half years

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025