Manslaughter charge after woman found on train track

A man has been charged with manslaughter after a woman was found dead on train tracks.

Kiena Dawes was found by British Transport Police on the line near Barnacre on 22 July 2022.

Ms Dawes, from Fleetwood, had been reported missing a short time earlier, Lancashire Police said.

The 30-year-old man has also been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The man, formerly from Fleetwood but now of Housman Close, Bispham, was released on conditional bail to appear at Preston Magistrates Court on 10 July.

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