Tarryn Baird's haunting diaries and 101 call before husband blamed for suicide

Tarryn Baird's haunting diaries and 101 call before husband blamed for suicideWARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Tarryn Baird killed herself after telling professionals that she was being abused by her husband Christopher Trybus. Today, he was cleared of her manslaughterNewsEllie Fry Assistant Head of Features (Audience) and Gemma Strong Features Writer17:42, 22 Apr 2026Tarryn Baird calls police for help removing husband from her home"I will never forget the day it all overflowed, and he blew up. Since then my life has never been the same," Tarryn Baird wrote in her diary the year before she took her own life.‌After her body was found at her home in Swindon, Wiltshire, on November 28, 2017, her husband Christopher Trybus was charged with her manslaughter. In an emotionally-charged seven-week trial at Winchester Crown Court, prosecutors alleged that Trybus had subjected her to a two-year campaign of violence, fear and control. They claimed Baird, 34, was beaten and raped by Trybus, and that her every move was monitored. He was also accused of using a belt to choke her and strangling her during sex causing her to pass out.‌But today, Trybus was acquitted of manslaughter and two counts of rape and coercive and controlling behaviour after the jury deliberated for more than 40 hours. He had argued that her injuries were from a foam massage roller and sex toys and that the abuse claims she made to numerous professionals were sheer fantasy.‌"It's such a complex feeling, I loved her dearly and she has gone and said all of these things," the IT worker told the court. "At no point has this ever happened, it’s such a mix of emotions, I am upset that she said these things but she is not here so I can't be upset with her, it's not something I can put into words."The couple met at school and moved to the UK from their native South Africa in 2007 and married in 2009. She suffered from PTSD after witnessing violent car-jackings in South A...