Ryan Wellings' new girlfriend Emma Croft, who loyally supported the thug during his trial, paid tribute to his victim Kiena Dawes on Facebook after her tragic suicide

Ryan Wellings was the first person to stand trial accused of the unlawful killing of a partner who ended their own life after suffering domestic abuse.

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

The new girlfriend of jailed abuser Ryan Wellings, 30, reportedly told her friends 'there are two sides to every story' after they warned her about his behaviour

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The 30-year-old was jailed for assaulting and coercively controlling Kiena Dawes, who went on to take her own life

The new girlfriend of Kiena Dawes' "monster" abuser wished the mum a "happy heavenly birthday" weeks after her death, it is reported.

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

Wellings assaulted her in a jealous rage. The same year he dragged her by her hair and demanded money from her. A pregnant Kiena also suffered a black eye when a

The young mother's relationship with Ryan Wellings, 30, turned from "a fairytale to a nightmare", the judge says, before she took her own life in 2022.