Driven To Death? - I Am Now Free

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Was a woman driven to kill herself after being allegedly abused by her husband? That is the question at the centre of a landmark trial which Caroline and Nick will be covering in a new Trial UK series.

In this episode we hear that Tarryn Baird was 34 when she was found hanged in her garage - the prosecution say she killed herself because she was desperate to escape the violent, controlling abuse her husband subjected her to - and that makes him responsible for her death.

Christopher Trybus is facing charges of manslaughter, rape and coercive control. He denies the charges and says the allegations are false.

A jury will now decide.

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0:00.0	In November 2017, Taryn Baird was found dead at her home in Swindon. She was 34 and she'd hanged herself. For almost eight years, her death was deemed to be suicide, but in 2025, her husband, Christopher Tribus, was arrested.
0:24.2	He's now on trial accused of being responsible for her death, the allegation that Tarin
0:30.0	took her own life because she was subject to years of abuse. It's a landmark court case
0:37.0	and Christopher Tribus denies charges of manslaughter,
0:40.7	rape and coercive control. A jury will now decide and the trial UK will be covering every day
0:47.6	of this case from Winchester Crown Court. Welcome to the trial UK, driven to death.
0:59.0	I'm Caroline Cheatham. And I'm Nick Fage.
1:02.0	We're back today with a brand new trial which got started a few hours ago at Winchester Crown Court.
1:08.0	Now it's a landmark trial because this is a case where a man is accused of
1:12.3	driving his wife to suicide after subjecting her to a tsunami of abuse. And just a warning,
1:20.3	today's episode does contain really serious themes about suicide and domestic violence.
1:27.1	In today's episode, we'll hear that Terran Baird started to admit what was happening to her,
1:31.7	but she was too scared to let the police know.
1:34.6	She said that Christopher Tribus had hit her with a metal bar.
1:38.1	He'd held her head underwater, knelt on her arms, put a rope around her neck,
1:43.0	and sexually assaulted her.
1:45.4	She also said he tracked her phone and set up hidden cameras in their house.
1:49.5	Her death was only investigated as a possible crime when her mom looked through her mobile
1:54.5	phone years later and found pictures of her injuries and a recording of her allegedly
2:00.3	being sexually assaulted.
2:02.9	Welcome to episode one. I am now free.
2:37.0	Thank you. To my family, I am so sorry, but I just couldn't take it anymore. I know you may not understand this, but I just can't explain the dark cloud that is over me. Please don't let this break you, but no, I am now free.
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