Kiena Dawes' abuser Ryan Wellings 'vows to get custody of their daughter'

Ryan Wellings was jailed for the home maltreatment of Kiena Dawes, who took her beingness successful 2022. In a Facebook post, helium vowed to question custody of his girl upon release

Kiena Dawes' abuser has made a shameless vow to get custody of their child.

Thug Ryan Wellings was jailed for six years past week for the carnal battle and coercive power of Kiena, 23, who tragically took her beingness successful 2022 aft 2 years of his abuse. The young mum was recovered dormant connected a obstruction enactment adjacent Barnacre, Lancashire, connected July 22 that twelvemonth aft leaving a enactment citing Wellings arsenic liable for his death.

In a landmark turn, Wellings was charged with Kiena's manslaughter - becoming the archetypal Brit to beryllium tried for the transgression wherever a home maltreatment unfortunate has died by termination - but was acquitted of causing her death. Preston Crown Court heard however 'monster' Wellings made Kiena consciousness worthless and arsenic though she were to blasted for his abuse.

The 30-year-old, who besides has 2 different children, has gallingly claimed helium volition effort to question custody of the girl contempt Kiena's wishes she beryllium "kept distant from the monster who is called her dad". In a sickening Facebook station made up of his trial, Wellings claimed helium would 'come to get' his kid erstwhile freed.

The December 2023 post, seen by The Sun, claimed: "I didn't deliberation I was going to marque it to Christmas but I emotion you 3girls mode to [sic] overmuch to permission immoderate of you behind." Wellings, a scenery gardener from Bispham, Lancs., vowed helium would person the "best Christmas" with his 2 daughters earlier adding, "once each this boll** [sic] is over, I'm coming to get you babe girl".

Wellings volition beryllium eligible for parole halfway done his condemnation and could beryllium eligible to motorboat a custody conflict for the couple's daughter, who volition past beryllium astir six years old. However, fixed his conviction for battle and abuse, this would beryllium improbable to crook successful his favour.

Kiena's mum, Angela Dawes, lambasted Wellings successful her harrowing unfortunate interaction statement successful tribunal connected Thursday, saying: "Whenever Wellings is released from prison, I volition beryllium highly acrophobic that helium volition bash this again, helium is simply a unsafe man. I americium astatine a nonaccomplishment arsenic to see what interaction him being released from situation volition person connected different women and children.

"What my aboriginal holds present is being beardown capable to rise her daughter. I cannot judge what has happened to Kiena and that arsenic a effect of this, she is not here. I person been robbed of my daughter."

In traumatic details which Kiena's household had to re-live successful court, the assemblage successful Wellings' proceedings heard however helium bushed Kiena portion she was pregnant, threatened to drown her successful a bath and marque her 'look similar Katie Piper' by throwing acerb astatine her, arsenic good arsenic goading her to termination herself. The remorseless thug besides blew a kiss to his existent spouse from the dock portion his verdict was delivered, successful a determination which Kiena's friends said "turned their stomachs".

Angela Dawes added successful her statement, work by authoritative Paul Greaney KC: "I person been robbed of watching my girl unrecorded her life, and her babe miss person her Mummy. I volition ne'er get to clasp immoderate different children that Kiena whitethorn person had successful the aboriginal oregon ticker Kiena unrecorded her beingness arsenic she should have.

"As her girl grows into a young woman herself, she has been robbed herself of a Mum to spell to, oregon erstwhile she has children herself, her ain parent to crook to, but I volition measurement into this relation for Kiena. I volition ne'er beryllium capable to unrecorded a mean beingness owed to the coercive and controlling behaviour and assaults that Kiena suffered.

"I americium disquieted astir the semipermanent interaction of that connected her girl and maine done a play of getting her utilized to men again aft she came into my care. I genuinely judge that a babe should consciousness harmless successful their ain home, and that this maltreatment volition beryllium life-long lasting for her daughter, arsenic overmuch arsenic her Mummy tried to support her safe. There were times erstwhile Kiena had to fly the location with her girl due to the fact that of Welling’s behaviour. Another illustration is that her girl has already asked maine wherever her Mummy is. I person recovered it intolerable to reply that question."

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