UK Husband on Trial for Wife's Manslaughter

0:00On March 13th, a husband in the U.K. is on trial for manslaughter after his wife took her own life. 43-year-old Christopher Tribus allegedly drove 34-year-old Taran Baird to hang herself at their Swindon home on November 28th, 2017. Prosecutors say his extreme manipulation and sexual violence led to her death, and he's also charged with coercive control in two counts of rape. The couple moved to the U.K. together in 2007 and married two years later. At first, Tribus seemed deeply in love, but things changed after the wedding, according to testimony. Taran's mother Michelle shared painful details in court. She said Tribus treated her daughter like a trophy once they were married. Just two weeks after Taran's death, Michelle found his wedding ring on a bedside table. He even lived with her parents for six months afterward. In the months before the suicide, Taran had attempted to end her life in September 2017. Her family pushed for a private mental health facility costing 6,000 pounds a week, but

1:02Tribus called it too expensive. He also seemed indifferent when they suggested removing alcohol from the house to help her. Size of control ran deep, like tarant panicking over making his lunch on time. The family later found handcuffs and other items while clearing their home. As the trial at Winchester Crown Court unfolds, it paints a chilling picture of a troubled marriage gone fatally wrong.