During a pre-trial hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday, Jack Sepple, 23, admitted killing Ashley Wadsworth earlier this year. He had been charged with murder following the death of Wadsworth, who was from Vernon, BC “The evidence against Sepple is so overwhelming that he was left with very little choice but to plead guilty,” said a statement from Det. Supt. Scott Egerton, Senior Investigating Officer, Essex Police. “At the very least, today’s plea means Ashley’s family will be spared the heartache of having to go through a trial… I hope today they can take some form of comfort knowing that Sepple is facing a significant amount of time behind bars bars his actions”. Wandsworth died shortly after officers were called to a “disturbance” around 4 p.m. GMT at a home in Chelmsford, northeast London, on February 1. WATCHES | Police investigate after killing of Canadian in UK:
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Ashley Wadsworth, a 19-year-old woman from Vernon, BC, was killed on February 1, according to police in the U.K. A 23-year-old man has been charged with her murder, says CBC’s Thomas Daigle. Sepple, who lived in the home where Wadsworth died, was arrested at the scene and later charged. Police on Wednesday said Wadsworth had moved to England to be with Sepple. The BBC previously reported that the court heard that Sepple and Wadsworth were friends and had met online. According to Wadsworth’s Facebook profile, she moved to Essex – a county north-east of London – in November. Essex Police said Sepple will be sentenced on October 10.
