A man who allegedly drove his wife to suicide through a 'tsunami' of domestic abuse has accused her of lying because of 'mental health problems' and claims he 'loved and cherished her deeply', a court has heard. Christopher Trybus, of Swindon, Wiltshire, is accused of the manslaughter of Tarryn Baird, who took her own life aged 34 in November 2017. Ms Thorne said Trybus denied sexual assaults against Ms Baird and added: 'Theirs was a healthy, consensual marital sex life enjoyed by both of them. 'What goes on in other people's bedrooms can be surprising, the defence case is that it was consensual.' Ms Thorne said that the jury would need to consider if Ms Baird's suicide was a 'cry for help that went tragically wrong'.

Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2026 17:25 UTC