Ryan Wellings' new girlfriend Emma Croft, who loyally supported the thug during his trial, paid tribute to his victim Kiena Dawes on Facebook after her tragic suicide

She sat in the court public gallery supporting Wellings, 30, as he was cleared of manslaughter following the suicide of 23-year-old Kiena Dawes. However, he was convicted of assault and controlling and coercive behaviour and he will be sentenced today at Preston Crown Court.

The young mother's relationship with Ryan Wellings, 30, turned from "a fairytale to a nightmare", the judge says, before she took her own life in 2022.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Ryan Wellings' new girlfriend Emma Croft, who has loyally supported her thug boyfriend, chillingly laid flowers for his victim Kiena Dawes

"The few occasions I was able to be present in the court gallery she acted like she was a celebrity smirking and smiling with pure smugness."