"Her daughter has already asked me where her Mummy is": Kiena Dawes' mum reveals devastating impact of daughter's death

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The mother of Kiena Dawes has revealed the devastating impact her daughter's death has had on her granddaughter. Kiena, 23, took her own life following years of violent abuse from her partner, Ryan Wellings.

Wellings, 30, was today (Thursday) jailed for six-and-a-half years after being convicted of the assault and abuse of Kiena. He was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”.

As Wellings awaited sentence, Angela Dawes - Kiena's mother - told the court that Kiena's young daughter was struggling to deal with the loss of her mum.

In a heartbreaking victim impact statement read out in court, she said: "Her daughter has already asked me where her Mummy is.