Wellings was the first defendant to go to trial for the illegal homicide of his spouse after she committed herself as a result of domestic abuse.
He was originally charged with manslaughter but was later found not guilty. After a six-week trial at Preston Crown Court,
The jury exonerated him of that on Monday. However, over the course of two years, he was found guilty of assault as well as coercive and controlling behavior.
The’sweetest, kindest and gentlest person’ is how Angela Dawes described her daughter after Wellings’ conviction: “I sincerely hope no other young lady or child has.
To go through what he did to my daughter and her baby, and I just wish with all my heart that I could bring her back and say, it’s OK, you’re safe now.”
The court heard how the guy threatened to use a drill to extract his partner’s teeth and to hurl acid in her face to “make her look like Katie Piper.”
