This is the heartbreaking moment a mother dropped her baby off at a friend’s home before taking her own life after enduring years of abuse. Kiena Dawes, 23, wrote, “I was murdered,” in a tragic note before ending her life on railway tracks.

The young mother also stated that her ex-partner, Ryan Wellings, 30, had “killed me” after subjecting her to repeated controlling and coercive behaviour. Today, Wellings was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour and assault.

On 22 July 2022, Kiena drove to a friend’s house, letting herself in while her friend was in the shower.

Footage released by police shows the hairdresser walking up to the front door with her nine-month-old daughter.

Kiena left her baby inside the house, along with a devastating note. It read: “The end. I fought hard, I fought long. I went through pain no one could imagine. “I was murdered. Ryan Wellings killed me. He ruined every bit of strength I had left. I didn’t deserve it.

“I hope my life saves another by police services acting faster. Don’t let bullies live free.” Kiena also apologised to her daughter for having to “let you go” and expressed how the world had “turned their back on me”.