The SWA employee said that on 11 July, she had received a text message from Baird saying “hel”, which she said Baird confirmed in a call the following day had meant to say “help”.
She said that Baird had told her that “Chris had attacked her again and that is why she sought support”.
The employee added that Baird had also told her she was admitted to hospital that same month after taking an overdose.
The SWA employee told the court that Baird said she was unable to leave Trybus because she wanted to “protect her family” from him, and feared the lengths he was willing to go to prevent her from leaving.
Though she allegedly admitted her family did “not know about the domestic violence, they think she is a lunatic”.
Trybus denies the offences, and the trial continues.
