Husband cleared of manslaughter over wife's suicide
PAA man has been found not guilty of manslaughter after his wife took her own life.
Christopher Trybus, 43, was also acquitted of controlling and coercive behaviour and two counts of rape relating to his wife Tarryn Baird, who died in 2017.
Throughout the five-week trial, Trybus said Baird had lied about him for attention when she told health professionals that he was abusive.
A jury found him not guilty of all counts at Winchester Crown Court earlier.
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An employee of Swindon Women's Aid (SWA) told the court that Baird had reported multiple incidents of violence to the domestic abuse charity.
But Trybus, who ran an IT company, said that he travelled abroad frequently for work and was out of the country on the days of several of the allegations.
He also said he believed his wife had mental health issues due to post-traumatic stress disorder, having witnessed an armed carjacking incident in South Africa.
Katy Thorne KC, defending, said Trybus was "never abusive to his wife", and Baird had made "demonstrably false allegations to health professionals".
Family handoutTrybus previously told the court he was unaware of his wife's allegations against him, and described the accusations as "heartbreaking and devastating".
"It's landed me in all of this. I can't say I am angry, it's such a mix. I struggle to even put it into words," he said.
"I feel bad she was in such a place that she was saying these things – what was going through her mind?"
He also claimed Baird "bruised easily" and blamed injuries on a foam roller she used to massage her muscles after the gym.
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