The Girl on the Railway Tracks: The Heartbreaking Story of Kiena Dawes

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today we investigate the landmark case of Kiena Dawes, whose suicide note reading "I was murdered" led to unprecedented manslaughter charges against her abuser. This 2022 case from Lancashire challenges the legal boundaries of criminal responsibility in domestic abuse situations.

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In this deeply researched episode, we examine:

• The devastating pattern of coercive control by Ryan Wellings

• Critical police failures that preceded her death

• How her final message became crucial evidence "from beyond the grave"

• Why cases like Kiena's—where an estimated 200 women annually take their lives due to domestic abuse—rarely result in serious charges

Learn why this 2025 trial created a potential turning point for domestic violence jurisprudence and what it means for future victims seeking justice.

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1:02.0	So that's good that you're here with me.
1:03.9	Let's just say, I don't know if you've heard of this case anywhere else.
1:07.6	We're going to 2022 July.
1:09.7	We are in the UK. This is where we're going to tonight.
1:12.8	Some train tracks right here. Not a good scene here on July 22nd, 2022. All right, here we go.
1:19.3	So we are going to Ray Lane, and I took you right to a train track. So you automatically know that this
1:27.3	isn't going to be a good ending for whoever's at that train track.
1:31.1	But we're going to July 22nd, 2022. This is shortly after 1 p.m. This is who we're talking about tonight.
1:38.6	This right here is Keena Dahls. She is a 23-year-old. As you can probably tell by her hair, she is a professional
1:45.8	hairdresser, a cosmetologist. The body of a 23-year-old hairdresser from Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her bright
1:53.9	Auburn hair is contrasting with the rough gravel, the train tracks, and the metal of the rails, the train track rails.
2:04.7	She was hit by a train.
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