Ashley Wadsworth
(Picture: Facebook)Tributes were paid to a “precious” Canadian teenager who was found stabbed to death at a block of flats in Chelmsford as loved ones raise money to bring her body home.
Jack Sepple, 23, was arrested at his home in Essex on Tuesday after neighbours called the police to report a disturbance.
Police and paramedics fought to save the life of his alleged victim, Ashley Wadsworth, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sepple, who was her boyfriend, has since been charged with murder and was allegedly found in bed beside her body at the time of the arrest.
Ashley had travelled to the UK to meet her boyfriend on a six-month tourist visa after the pair met online.
Friends have set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise funds to “bring Ashley home so her family can say their goodbyes”.
The tribute added: "Ashley’s sense of adventure brought her many places including Quebec, California, Mexico, Ontario, and England. She always had a strong desire to travel the world.
"Ashley was also very studious, graduating on the Honour Roll at WL Seaton! She spoke 3 languages and had dreams of becoming a lawyer.
"Every Mother and Father wish the best for their children as they spread their wings and enter the world. They want them to live their best life!
"Ashley was doing just that, and that’s how we want to remember her."
Photos on Miss Wadsworth’s Facebook page show her at tourist destinations in London with Sepple, including Big Ben and Tower Bridge.
Her elder sister Hailey Wadsworth paid tribute, writing: “My poor baby sister, we will get justice baby girl. I love you so much, I miss you every day.”
The teenager’s aunt, Rosie Turcotte, added: “I am so angry, sad and f****** mad.
“Want to say so much right now but mama always said if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. Another special angel gone away too soon.”
