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

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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

"Monster" Ryan Wellings has been jailed for domestic abuse following the suicide of his girlfriend Kiena Dawes, and now it has emerged that he has a new girlfriend

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During the trial the jury heard Ms Dawes, a 23-year-old hairdresser, from Fleetwood in Lancashire, left a note saying "I was murdered" and that Wellings had "killed [her]" before taking her own life on 22 July 2022.

Wellings, 30, was acquitted of manslaughter by the jury at Preston Crown Court. Handing down the sentence, The Honorary Recorder of Preston, Judge Robert Altham, said Wellings was 'a clear danger to any future partner'. Wellings showed no emotion throughout the sentence hearing or when he was led away to the cells.

Ryan Wellings, 30, was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”. | ITV News Granada

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.