Welcome to the Trial UK, Driven to Death. I'm Caroline Cheatham.

And our Nick Fage. A warning at the outset, this episode will outline evidence about suicide and allegations of domestic violence.

Today on the podcast, we'll hear more about those pictures that Taranbeir took of her injuries,

which were found on her phone years after her death.

We have the evidence that those bruises were unlikely to have been either self-inflicted or caused by an accident.

Yeah, this comes from two medical experts who told the jury the bruises to her abdomen

were more commonly seen in car crashes.

But it was accepted.

Some of the marks on her body could have been caused by handcuffs or a bondage collar.

We also get a glimpse today into what Taryn told her mom about the kind of threat she said her husband had made.

Welcome to episode six, The Bruises.

We'll be back in a second. So welcome back to the beginning of week three of this trial and the focus really since the last

episode has been on the bruises on Taryn's body. Now, we can't really overstate the significance

of these bruises enough to be honest because as far as this trial is concerned, it's where

both sides fundamentally disagree.

The prosecution say these bruises are evidence that Taryn was being...

Sorry.

The prosecution say these bruises are evidence that Taryn was being abused by her husband.

And of course, that's this man, Chris Tribus, who's in the dock,

facing charges of manslaughter, rape and coercive control, which he denies. But his case is

these bruises were self-inflicted. He says his wife was seriously unwell, and she was self-harming.

He also says that her death was a cry for help, which

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