64 minutes ago Boyfriend accused of killing mother after 'campaign of abuse' led her to take her own life 'told her "hitting you is like hitting a man" after attack', court hears

Kiena Dawes, 23, was found dead on railway tracks after going missing on July 22, 2022. The hairdresser had vanished earlier that day after she left her daughter with a friend in Fleetwood.

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2 hours ago Man accused of killing partner after 'campaign of abuse' led her to take her own life 'told her "hitting you is like hitting a man" after attack', court hears

Kiena Dawes, 23, was found dead on railway tracks after going missing on July 22, 2022. The hairdresser had vanished earlier that day after she left her daughter with a friend in Fleetwood.

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7 hours ago "The assault broke her": Young mum took her own life after years of 'violence, bullying and abuse' by her ex, court told

Kiena Dawes dropped her daughter at a friend's house and left a note on her phone that said 'Ryan Wellings killed me' before taking her own life, Preston Crown Court was told

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22 hours ago Harrowing texts claiming boyfriend terrorised and battered young mother before she accused him of 'killing her' in suicide note are read out in court

'Bright and popular' Kiena Dawes, 23, left her nine-month-old daughter with a friend then drove to a nearby railway line, lying across the tracks as an express train approached at 110mph.

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24 hours ago Woman accused of killing partner in crash told police she didn't 'feel responsible' for his death, trial hears

Alicia Fairclough denies causing death by dangerous driving

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24 hours ago Young mother hit by a train left suicide note accusing her partner of 'killing her' after 'prolonged abuse'

'Bright and popular' Kiena Dawes, 23, left her nine-month-old daughter with a friend then drove to a nearby railway line, lying across the tracks as an express train approached at 110mph.

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25 hours ago Mum left note saying 'I was murdered' before taking her own life after 'campaign of abuse'

Kiena Dawes vanished after leaving her daughter with a pal after an alleged 'campaign of abuse.'

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27 hours ago Young mother wrote ‘I was murdered’ in suicide note after suffering alleged abuse, trial hears

Ryan Wellings is accused of manslaughter after his ex-girlfriend took her own life. In a final note she wrote: ‘He ruined every bit of strength I had left’

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27 hours ago Young mother left harrowing suicide note accusing her 'abusive' boyfriend of 'killing her' after 'ruining every bit of strength she had left' before jumping in front of train

'Bright and popular' Kiena Dawes, 23, left her nine-month-old daughter with a friend then drove to a nearby railway line, lying across the tracks as an express train approached at 110mph.

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