Software Consultant Charged with Manslaughter

0:00On March 3rd, a software consultant from Swindon faces manslaughter charges after allegedly using custom tracking software to monitor his wife, contributing to her suicide. Christopher Tribus, 43 years old, denies killing Terran Baird, who was 34 when she died by hanging at their home in November 20. 17. He's also accused of coercive control and two counts of rape. Earlier this year, a police safeguarding officer testified that Baird confided she tried escaping to a hotel, switching phones, paying cash, and avoiding their car to dodge tracking. Yet Tribus still located her every time. Baird lived in constant fear of retaliation if she resisted or disabled any devices, according to court testimony. She showed officer screenshots of messages where he detailed her exact locations, trip times, and routes back home. Support workers noted Baird suspected bugging devices in their house, always keeping Tribus one step ahead. The abuse reportedly escalated after she asked his mother to leave their home in late

1:022015. The trial at Winchester Crown Court continues as the jury weighs the evidence of this prolonged control. The abuse reportedly escalated after she asked his mother to leave their home in late 2015. The trial at Winchester Crown Court continues as the jury weighs the evidence of this prolonged control. The abuse reportedly escalated after she asked his mother to leave their home in late 2015. The trial at Winchester Crown Court continues as the jury weighs the evidence of this prolonged control.