My fiercely loyal daughter travelled across the world to be with boyfriend but he killed her – she was an amazing soul | The Sun
THE mum of a teenager murdered by her boyfriend after she flew to the UK to be with him has described her as " fiercely loyal" in a heartbreaking tribute.
Ashley Wadsworth's devastated family have told how evil Jack Sepple "broke our trust"by stabbing the 19-year-old to death in Chelmsford, Essex, days before she was due to fly home to Canada.
Evil Sepple, 23, was today jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years and six months after pleading guilty to murder.
Ashley's mum Christy Gendron has told how her daughter "loved to love" people and was the "glue that kept everyone together" in an emotional tribute.
She said: "People would say to me; your daughter's so nice mShe would always love to learn cultures, religions, languages, loved to travel – she just loved it.
"I call her a modern day hippy, honestly she was. She just loved to love people, loved to help people, she loved life, and she lived life to the fullest.
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"I would say to her 'clean your room', she said 'mum, this is not important, I know you think it is'. In life, she had been living like she was going to die, for real.
"She's everything I wasn't, she's outgoing, she was the backbone of the three of us, I was a single mum.
"She was always the strongest one. She was fiercely loyal, she was the glue that kept everyone together. She loved holidays planning,"
Ashley suffered 90 wounds when she was murdered by Sepple on February 1 this year.
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The monster then called his sister on Facetime and showed her Ashley's horrifically injured body.
When police arrived, the brute was lying next to her on the blood-stained bed.
Christy added: "She loved to the fullest – even with him – that's who she was. She was an amazing soul.
"An old soul. She lived fast; she'd get up in the morning, go to work, always worked, from the age of 14, always had different jobs. She would always go to bed early, and wake up early.
Hailey Wadsworth, Ashley’s sister, said Ashley was set to be the maid of honour at her wedding.
She said her family is “broken” and they are “surviving day to day”.
Hailey said: "Jack took Ashley from us, [she was] strong, loving and fiercely loyal, spiritual, beautiful and completely innocent.
She was always the strongest one. She was fiercely loyal, she was the glue that kept everyone together.
"We trusted you to care and look after her when she came to England. You broke that trust. It’s had a rippled effect on the family.
"I hope the time you spend locked up will make you realise what you have done and that you don’t get to do this to anyone else."
Ashley was on a six-month tourist visa and came to Britain after meeting Sepple online.
The killer has previous convictions for harassment, attacking his own mother and breaching restraining orders.
On the morning before her murder, "screaming" Ashley had gone to a neighbour's home terrified that Sepple was going to kill her.
Ashley said the monster had battered her and thrown their kitten against the wall.
Sepple also smashed her phone and accused her of being a "lesbian" after she looked at a photo of a woman.
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After speaking to Sepple, the neighbour then left for an appointment when he promised he would not hurt Ashley.
But the tattooed thug later strangled and stabbed Ashley because she wanted to return home early to Canada.
How you can get help
Women’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
- Always keep your phone nearby.
- Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
- If you are in danger, call 999.
- Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
- Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
- If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
- Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – [email protected].
Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
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