Vile thug Ryan Wellings left his fiancée Kiena Dawes feeling like there was nowhere left to turn - but now, he will be the one to suffer behind bars with a 'fraught' future ahead

Ryan Wellings has been jailed for six and a half years for coercive and controlling behaviour towards a young mother who took her own life. | ITV News Granada

Judge Robert Altham says "given the gravity of the Ryan Wellings' offending there's no prospect of a sentence other than immediate custody."

The court was told Ryan Wellings was convicted of assaulting his last girlfriend before Kiena. The prosecutor pointed out the similarities in the cases

Wellings was convicted of the crimes that took place over a two-year period by the jury on Monday following a six-week trial at Preston Crown Court.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison but was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”. Wellings was seen smiling as he left the dock following his sentencing.

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”. | ITV News Granada

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