Man charged with manslaughter of Fleetwood woman

Kiena Dawes was found dead on a railway line almost two years ago

Author: Louisa KingPublished 3rd Jun 2024

A man has been charged today (3rd June) in relation to the death of Kiena Dawes.

On 22nd July 2022, Kiena was found by British Transport Police officers on the line near Barnacre.

Kiena, 23, from Fleetwood, had been reported missing a short time earlier.

Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, we have charged Ryan Wellings, 30, with Manslaughter, Controlling and Coercive Behaviour and Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm.

Wellings, formerly from Fleetwood but now of Housman Close, Bispham, Blackpool was released on conditional bail to appear at Preston Magistrates Court on 10th July 2024. First for all the latest news from across the UK every hour on Hits Radio on DAB, at hitsradio.co.uk and on the Rayo app.