When Wellings broke his bail terms later on but was not imprisoned. There will be disciplinary proceedings for three Lancashire Police officers.
She was’swept off her feet’ by Wellings, who was previously convicted of assaulting his ex-partner, during the early stages of their relationship, the court heard.
Text exchanges between the two of them as well as from Ms. Dawes to her friends are used as proof that the relationship has devolved into a “nightmare.”
The prosecution said that Wellings was a ‘entitled, violent bully’ who had threatened Dawes with further violence, including hurling acid in her face to’make her look like Katie Piper’ and using a drill to extract her teeth.
According to the defense, Dawes was a “very troubled young lady” who committed herself as a result of “multiple factors,”
