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A MUM took her ain beingness conscionable 11 days aft her fiance attacked her successful beforehand of her babe girl successful a two-year maltreatment campaign, a tribunal heard.
Kiena Dawes, 23, wrote successful a tragic termination enactment "I was murdered" earlier she died connected railway tracks successful Lancashire.
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The mum besides said her ex-partner Ryan Wellings, 30, had "killed me" aft she was repeatedly subjected to controlling and coercive behaviour, jurors heard.
Wellings is accused of violently abusing Kiena during their 2 twelvemonth relationship.
Preston Crown Court heard this included a last battle conscionable 11 days earlier she ended her life.
Kiena had dialled 999 connected July 11, 2022, to study Wellings had assaulted her successful beforehand of their young daughter.
When officers arrived astatine the home, they discovered the mum's caput was bleeding and the bath towel obstruction had been damaged.
The tribunal was told Wellings denied assaulting her and claimed helium had to restrain her due to the fact that she had attacked him.
On July 22, 2022, Kiena drove to a friend's location and fto herself successful portion the pal was successful the shower.
She past near her nine-month-daughter wrong on with the heartbreaking note, jurors heard.
This read: "The end. I fought hard, I fought long. I went done symptom nary 1 could imagine.
"I was murdered. Ryan Wellings killed me. He ruined each spot of spot I had left. I didn't merit it.
"I anticipation my beingness saves different by police services acting faster. Don't fto bullies unrecorded free."
Kiena past apologised to her girl for having to "let you go" and told however the satellite had "turned their backmost connected me".
She said she hoped the babe would beryllium "kept distant from the monster who is called her dad".
Kiena, from Fleetwood in Lancashire, travelled to a state lane and was aboriginal struck by a high-speed train.
Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC said her ain words represented the prosecution case, that her decease was caused by Wellings’s actions and helium was blameworthy of her manslaughter.
The tribunal heard the brace had been successful an "intense" narration for 2 years that was plagued by alleged abuse.
Kiena had been diagnosed with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, which caused accrued impulsivity, mediocre self-esteem and trouble successful relationships.
Jurors heard Wellings exploited her condition, which played a portion successful the “bright and popular” hairdresser's determination to extremity her ain life.
He would allegedly impeach Kiena of sleeping with different people, branded her a "s**g", threw a stool astatine her and told her to termination herself.
On 1 occasion, jurors heard helium tried to strangle her with a charger cablegram and besides smashed up the level they some shared.
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Mr Greaney said Kiena was successful a narration with a antheral who “assaulted her, bullied and demeaned her” for much than 2 years.
Wellings is accused of belittling the mum, encouraging her to harm herself, isolating Kiena from her friends and household and threatening to person her kid removed.
He added: “It is clear, suggests the prosecution, that contempt a tendency to spot her girl turn up, Kiena could not instrumentality immoderate more.”
Wellings denies manslaughter, battle and controlling and coercive behaviour.
The proceedings continues.
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