Overview
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it is investigating two Wiltshire Police officers for potential gross misconduct over the force’s first inquiry into Tarryn Baird’s death in 2017.
- Trybus, acquitted Wednesday after about 40 hours of jury deliberation at Winchester Crown Court, was found not guilty of manslaughter, two rapes and controlling or coercive behaviour.
- Prosecutors presented photos of bruising, diary entries and a phone audio clip to allege coercive control and sexual assaults, while the defence cited work trips abroad, a probable PTSD diagnosis and claims of consensual sex or self-harm.
- Wiltshire Police said its 2017 investigation found no case to answer and that a later review led Dorset Police to take over in 2021, after which prosecutors brought charges that the jury rejected.
- After the verdict, Trybus and his current wife said they were relieved, Baird’s mother said she was devastated and plans to pursue questions about her daughter’s mental-health care, and legal commentators noted this case tests a developing area of law on liability when alleged abuse precedes suicide.