https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenager-stabbed-death-after-flying-26122270?utm_source=mirror_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_morning_newsletter2&utm_medium=emailTeenager stabbed to death after flying to UK from Canada to meet her boyfriend
Ashley Wadsworth, from the small city of Vernon, had been due to return to Canada later this week after travelling to England to visit her boyfriend Jack Sepple
By Ben Turner & Laura Sharman News Reporter
18:57, 2 Feb 2022 Updated 07:51, 3 Feb 2022
A Canadian teenager who flew to the UK to meet her new boyfriend was stabbed to death just two days before she was due to return home. Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was found dead at a block of flats in Chelmsford, Essex at about 4pm yesterday after concerned neighbours called police. Cops swarmed a housing estate after receiving reports of a domestic disturbance and paramedics tried to revive Ashley who sadly died at the scene. The tragic teen, from Vernon, Canada, had travelled to England on November 12 to visit boyfriend Jack Sepple. Detectives are currently questioning a 23-year-old man on suspicion of murder and said they are not looking for anyone else at present. During her trip to the UK, Ashley visited dozens of tourist hotspots including Buckingham Palace and Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower) in London. She also joined Jack's family for a trip to the historic town of Rye in East Sussex and was due to return to Canada later this week. Friends of Ashley posted tributes to the teen on Facebook on Wednesday. Larissa Kontos, a friend of Ashley's sister, described her as a "beautiful loving soul". "She had a ticket for this Thursday to come back home to people who love her dearly," Larissa wrote on Facebook last night. You will never be forgotten my girly. And I'll miss you so much,"
Ashley's aunt, Rosie Turcotte, wrote on Facebook: "I am so angry, sad and f **ing mad. Want to say so much right now, but mama always said if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all."
She added: "Another special angel gone way too soon."
DCI Scott Egerton, of the major investigation team, said their initial enquiries show the killing to be an isolated incident with "no wider risk to the community."
He added:“We have a team of dedicated officers working around the clock to establish the circumstances which led to a woman losing her life. The investigation is progressing well, but we will remain on scene for a few more days whilst we continue to gather evidence and establish the facts."
Extra high visibility patrols will be carried out over the coming days as the investigation continues.
