Harrowing images show domestic abuse endured by mum before she took own life

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Horrific images show the suffering a domestic abuse victim endured before she tragically took her own life.

Keina Dawes, 23, from Lancashire, had allegedly been assaulted by a man two weeks before she killed herself.

Her brother Kynan called Kiena an "amazing young girl" and said that the "bubbly" mum had just wanted a "happy life".

He also revealed shocking photos of her bloodied and bruised following an alleged assault.

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Kynan slammed Lancashire Constabulary after it was revealed that the force had referred itself to a police watchdog due to their contact with Kiena before her death.

He told LancsLive: "The police have let my sister down. They did not do enough. The head of CID is going to go through everything with a toothpick."

He added: "They're going to find out why nothing happened and why it got to the point where she felt she wasn't being looked after by the service, which she should be, and decided to take her life. She had panic alarms fitted in her house and a panic alarm fitted around her neck.

"My sister left a note before she killed herself, on her phone. The facts why she killed herself are stated in that note. In time, that may get shared, but not now."

Keina's body was discovered on a rail line in Garstang just after 1pm on Friday, July 22.

A spokesperson for British Transport Police confirmed that Kiena had passed away on a train line and added that they were not treating the death as suspicious.

Kynan said that his sister had sought help from the police approximately five weeks earlier, following allegations that she had been assaulted on several occasions.

He said that Lancashire Police fitted her home with a panic alarm and equipped her with a neckless that had a button she could press if she felt she was in danger.

But this didn't stop her attacker from coming to her home and attacking her on July 11, Kynan said.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary confirmed that the force had referred itself to the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) due to their contact with Kiena.

A 28-year-old man from Fleetwood has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and released on bail pending inquiries.

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