A British man has been charged with murdering a teenage woman who flew greater than 4,500 miles from Canada to satisfy him after falling for him on-line, in line with police and reviews.
Jack Sepple, 23, was arrested at his condominium complicated in Chelmsford on Tuesday after Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was discovered stabbed to demise, Essex police confirmed.
The Canadian teen from Vernon had by no means left the Nice White North earlier than she determined to fly to the UK to be with Sepple after assembly him by way of a web-based relationship app, in line with the Occasions of London.
Wadsworth had posted smiling sightseeing pics from the UK, most together with loved-up photographs together with her tattooed “bestie,” Sepple.
She deliberate to remain till April, however out of the blue modified plans and booked a return journey dwelling for Thursday, two days after she was killed, a buddy, Ana-Marie Taylor, informed DailyMail.com.
“She minimize it brief as a result of issues weren’t going too nice,” Taylor informed the outlet.
“She actually did love him,” she mentioned of her buddy and Sepple. “Issues had been superb at first.”
Sepple, 23, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Courtroom on Friday through video hyperlink. He had a clean expression and spoke solely to substantiate his title, the BBC mentioned, noting he was remanded in custody till subsequent month.
Wadsworth’s stepmom, Charmaine Wadsworth, informed CBC that the slain teen was a “stunning soul.”
“We’re simply remembering how sturdy and sensible and witty Ashley was and the way form she was and the way she was all the time 10 steps forward of all of us,” the grieving stepmom mentioned.
“She’ll be dearly missed by each considered one of us.”
The useless woman’s sister, Hailey Wadsworth, posted a tribute on social media to her “angel.”
“My poor child sister we are going to get justice child woman … I really like you a lot I miss you day by day,” the sister wrote, in line with the UK Occasions.
