A software consultant accused of driving his wife to suicide threatened to harm her family if she left him, a court heard today. Community psychiatric nurse Serena Huxtable told the court she had several meetings with Mrs Baird in May, the year she died. Giving evidence, Ms Huxtable told of how Mrs Baird had confided in her to say 'Chris had alluded to harming members of her family should she leave. Ms Huxtable said she had discussed the possibility of moving her to a refuge for support, but Mrs Baird later changed her mind. She said Mrs Baird 'spoke about anxiety and what it would mean for other people' due to the alleged threats to harm her family.

Source: Daily Mail March 03, 2026 22:20 UTC