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

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

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for controlling and coercive behaviour and assault - but was previously cleared of her manslaughter.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for assault and coercive and controlling behaviour after Kiena Dawes, 23, 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 has been imprisoned for six and a half years for the abuse and assault of his partner, Kiena Dawes, who took her own life. Wellings, 30, was found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour and actual bodily harm (ABH) after a trial at Preston Crown Court lasting six weeks, though he was acquitted of manslaughter by the jury.

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.

The former partner of a young mother who took her own life has been cleared of her manslaughter. Ryan Wellings, from Bispham in Lancashire, was accused of subjecting Kiena Dawes to sustained domestic violence and abuse.

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

Monster' abuser Ryan Wellings is facing a tough time in prison after being convicted of tormenting his fiancée Kiena Dawes, with a legal expert warning that he will likely be subjected to targeted attacks and isolation from fellow inmates.

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.