US EditionChristopher Trybus found not guilty of rape and manslaughter after wife Tarryn Baird took her own life
Jurors heard allegations that he controlled and assaulted his wife before her death, but they cleared him after a seven-day deliberation.
- On Wednesday, a jury at Winchester Crown Court acquitted Christopher Trybus of manslaughter, rape, and controlling and coercive behaviour relating to his wife Tarryn Baird's 2017 death.
- Prosecutors alleged Trybus carried out "extensive and escalating controlling, coercive and manipulative behaviour, including sexual violence of two rapes and other sexual assaults" during the marriage.
- Testifying in his defense, Trybus stated he traveled abroad frequently for work and was out of the country during several alleged incidents, while claiming his wife suffered from PTSD.
- After seven days of jury deliberations, Justice Linden accepted majority verdicts, clearing Trybus of all charges filed by prosecutors regarding Baird's death.
- Reporting on the trial included domestic abuse and mental health support resources, including the national domestic abuse helpline at 0808 2000 247 and the 988 Crisis Lifeline in the USA.
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Christopher Trybus, 43, would be the first convicted in the United Kingdom of involuntary murder for inducing his partner to commit suicide. Winchester's jury decided otherwise.
Evening Standard
perspectivemedia.comMan cleared of manslaughter of wife who took her own life
Christopher Trybus, of Swindon, Wiltshire, was cleared by a jury at Winchester Crown Court.
Wiltshire Times
Gazette & HeraldChristopher Trybus did not cause wife's suicide with alleged torment and abuse
Christopher Trybus has been cleared of manslaughter, coercive control and rape, after it was alleged that his abuse caused wife to take her own life.
Man cleared of manslaughter and rape after wife took her own life
Christopher Trybus, of Swindon, Wiltshire, has been found not guilty at Winchester Crown Court of manslaughter, rape, and controlling and coercive behaviour following the death of his wife Tarryn Baird, who took her own life in November 2017
The Independent
The Independent (US)Man accused of driving wife to suicide acquitted of manslaughter in landmark case
Christopher Trybus was alleged to have strangled Tarryn Baird and isolated her from her family
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