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A man accused of contributing to his wife’s suicide has told the court that she fabricated claims of abuse against him. Christopher Trybus, from Swindon, Wiltshire, is facing multiple charges, including manslaughter, controlling and coercive behavior, and two counts of rape. He denies all allegations related to his wife, Tarryn Baird’s, death in November 2017.
During the trial, Trybus’s defense attorney argued that Baird made “demonstrably false allegations to health professionals.” The barrister emphasized that Trybus was “never abusive to his wife” and maintained that the allegations of violence and coercion were untrue. She acknowledged the tragedy of Baird’s suicide, but insisted that Trybus did not cause her death, stating, “He didn’t beat her, he didn’t break her, he didn’t coerce her, control her and he didn’t cause her death.”
On the other side, Prosecutor Tom Little KC described Trybus’s behavior as a “tsunami” of abuse against Baird. However, the defense challenged the credibility of the claims, highlighting instances where Baird reported injuries and abuse to health professionals when Trybus was not even in the country. The defense suggested that Baird’s mental state and boredom may have driven her to invent stories to attract attention and care.
The court also heard testimony from Dr. Tessa Jones, who had treated Baird multiple times. Dr. Jones presented detailed notes from over 100 consultations, recounting Baird’s reports of fainting and cardiac issues as well as descriptions of alleged assaults by Trybus. In one instance from October 2016, Baird claimed he forced sex upon her and strangled her during an altercation where she struck him with an object she believed to be her phone. Baird reportedly expressed to her GP that she “doesn’t think she will ever be able to escape the situation” and had suicidal thoughts
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