Killer told cops ‘I’ve gone psychotic’ after stabbing Canadian girlfriend to death & Facetiming sister to show her body
A MONSTER who stabbed his girlfriend to death then Facetimed his sister to show her the body told police: “I’ve gone psychotic”.
Ashley Wadsworth, 19, suffered 90 wounds after she was murdered in Chelmsford, Essex, days before she was due to fly home to Canada.
Jack Sepple, 23, 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.
He told officers: “I am psychotic.
“I am very sorry, I stabbed her and I strangled her’’.
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Sepple also told police he had attacked his girlfriend, who was visiting him for the first time, hours before.
He was today jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years and six months after pleading guilty to murder.
Ashley’s brave family faced the monster at Chelmsford Crown Court as he was sentenced.
Her mum Christy Gendron said her daughter “wanted to better” Sepple, who she had met online.
But the mum said her daughter was “repaid” by the killer by having her life snuffed out.
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She added: “It’s had a profound impact on my life.
“I only sleep an hour or two at a time as I think about her last minutes. I walk passed her bedroom every day and I only go in when I am strong enough. It was supposed to be me first, not her.
“Jack has robbed Ashley and us of what would have been a beautiful life. She was so far away and I couldn’t see her and it took us three weeks to get her home to Canada.
“Ashley has been ripped away from us in the cruellest way.”
Ashley’s dad Kenneth said Sepple had caused “never-ending pain” to the family.
While her sister Hailey added: “Jack took Ashley from us, [she was] strong, loving and fiercely loyal, spiritual, beautiful and completely innocent.
“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.”
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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.
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.
Lovestruck Mormon Ashley had shared a series of beaming photos on her Facebook as she explored London with Sepple.
The pair were seen hugging outside popular tourist spots in London as she branded him “my bestie”.
In pictures shared on January 11, the couple have their arms wrapped around one another near Buckingham Palace and Big Ben in London.
Other pictures shared on January 18 by Jack’s mum show Ashley joined the family for a trip to the historic town of Rye in East Sussex.
But things turned sour when “possessive” Sepple quickly showed his darker side, her family claim.
Loved ones told how her sick boyfriend “logged into all her social medias, deleted all her posts and changed all her passwords” so she wouldn’t be able to seek help.
Ashley’s family previously paid tribute to her “spontaneous, witty, kind personality” and “unforgettable laugh”.
They also told how the teen was “fiercely loving and loyal to her family and friends” and touched on her sense of adventure.
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 – messageinfo@supportline.org.uk.
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.
The family explained Ashley had travelled to Mexico, California and England, which “encouraged her love of language”.
She spoke three languages and dreamed of becoming a lawyer after being accepted to university in Canada.
Her loved ones added: “Ashley, you are beautiful to us, and we will miss you very, very, much.” Ashley’s sister also paid tribute to her “best friend”, while niece Paisley called her the “best aunty ever”.
Thanking those who organised a vigil for Ashley for in Essex, the family continued: “It has touched us so deeply, there are truly no words to express our gratitude.
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“They were able to do something for Ashley that we couldn’t, and we will be forever thankful.
“How lucky are we to have people from across the world care so much about a family that they have never met?”
