A young mother was stabbed to death by her jealous ex just hours after she announced her new relationship on Facebook, an inquest heard.
Regan Tierney, 27, was murdered in her own home by Daniel Patten, 31, in a horrific murder-suicide in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2019.
The couple had been in an on-off relationship and had two children together, an inquest into Ms Tierney’s death heard.
Bolton Coroner’s Court was told the mother-of-two updated her Facebook status on June 4, 2019, to show she was in a relationship with a new man.
Her heartbroken sister, Shannon, said Patten had sent Tierney a screenshot of the update immediately, even though she had blocked him on Facebook.
Shannon later texted Ms Tierney asking if Patten had sent her anything else, to which she replied “no”.
Heartbreakingly, that was the last conversation Shannon had with her sister, as just hours later, Patten called Ms Tierney’s grandfather and told him he had killed her.
Regan Tierney, 27 (pictured), was murdered in her own home by Daniel Patten, 31, in a horrific murder-suicide in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2019.
Bolton Coroner’s Court was told the mother-of-two updated her Facebook status on June 4, 2019, to show she was in a relationship with a new man.
Daniel Patten (pictured) was found with serious injuries and died shortly after.
The court heard the family rushed to Ms Tierney’s home where her body was discovered lying on the upstairs bed, covered in blood.
Patten was also discovered with serious injuries and was taken to hospital.
Ms Tierney was pronounced dead at the scene and Patten later died from his injuries.
Shannon, wearing a T-shirt with her sister’s photo printed on it, told the court Patten had previously received a suspended sentence for an attack on Ms Tierney.
Shannon said this happened after a dispute in which her sister wanted to go home but Pattern did not, and that Ms Tierney had choked on her blood during the incident.
On May 25, 2019, both Ms. Tierney and her father, Dave Tierney, also called police to report Patten’s abusive behavior.
She said in a statement read to the court: ‘My sister was murdered on 5 June 2019 at her home in Manchester Road, Walkden.
‘I would be better off without a hand or a leg than without my sister. It’s like I’m missing a limb, like I’m missing my best friend.
‘They didn’t listen to her, it was fatal.
‘He got in her face and punched her. She fell to the ground and Daniel continued to hit and stomp on her.
‘After the suspended sentence there was a lot of psychological abuse.
‘He would send her messages telling her she was fat, that she was horrible and that no other man would want her.’
Police were called to Regan’s home in Salford, Greater Manchester, shortly before 2.10am on Wednesday 5 June 2019.
Emergency services were called to the scene and found Regan’s body, sparking a murder investigation.
In a statement issued at the time of her death, Regan’s family said: ‘She was a loving mother who loved family life, she will be greatly missed by her two children and family.
‘Regan disappeared from our lives too soon. She was a beautiful daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece and an amazing mother.
“We will always treasure the memories.”
Pictured: The scene at a house on Manchester Road Walkden where Regan Tierney was found dead
Pictured: Ms Tierney’s funeral, where her life was celebrated in an emotional service.
Salford Community Safety Partnership previously commissioned a review into domestic homicides after concerns were raised about Regan’s contact with Greater Manchester Police and other agencies before his death.
The report found that a number of opportunities had been missed in services including GMP, GP surgeries, Bolton NHS full-time services, Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation and Salford Royal NHS Trust.
During their 10-year relationship, Ms Tierney was subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour, intimidation, verbal abuse, physical violence and threats from Patten.
But despite disclosing to several professionals that she had been a victim of domestic violence, the investigation found that Miss Tierney was never referred to specialist domestic violence services.
The review also found that Bolton NHS Foundation Trust A&E missed opportunities to protect the young mother after she presented with a broken nose in October 2012.
Miss Tierney told hospital staff it was Patten who caused the injury, but staff at the trust did not consider referring her to specialist domestic violence services.
Greater Manchester Police also conducted a risk assessment on Regan after the assault, which was flagged as “standard risk” but later increased to “medium risk”.
The inquest, before coroner Peter Sigee, is continuing.
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