Ashley Wadsworth

• Mother of Vernon woman killed by boyfriend reacts to documentary about the death

  Christy Gendron, the mother of Ashley Wadsworth, was one of the first people to see the film. She hopes it will help others see the signs of toxic relationships and domestic abuse.

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  Mar 5, 2023
  
• One year after Vernon woman killed in U.K., family focus turns to lessons learned in loss

  'People never think it will happen to them. We are proof that it can happen to even a small-town Vernon girl,' murder victim Ashley Wadsworth's mother said.

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  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• Vernon, B.C. teen’s U.K. killer sentenced to 23.5 years

  Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was stabbed to death in the U.K. home she was living in with Jack Aiden Sepple, 23, on Feb. 1, 2022.

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  Oct 10, 2022
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• ‘It doesn’t bring Ashley back’: Mother of Vernon, B.C. teen reacts to killer’s guilty plea

  “I'm shocked, overwhelmed, and, also, it’s bittersweet because I'm happy that we don't have to do a trial for two to three weeks. But, it doesn’t bring Ashley back.”

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  Sep 9, 2022
• British man pleads guilty to murder of Vernon, B.C. woman

  A British man pleaded guilty to murdering a Vernon woman who moved to England last year to meet him. Sepple entered the guilty plea during a trial preparation hearing on Wednesday.

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  Sep 7, 2022
• Trial date set for British man charged with Vernon, B.C. woman’s murder

   Jack Sepple, charged with murder in the death of Ashley Wadsworth, will stand trial in September in Essex, England. The trial is expected to last two weeks. 

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  Mar 8, 2022
• Vernon, B.C. woman killed in U.K. to be brought home with WestJet’s help

  'Our family would like to thank, from the bottom of our hearts, WestJet Airlines for stepping up to help to make this happen. They truly have gone above and beyond.'

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  Feb 10, 2022
• Family of Vernon, B.C. woman killed in U.K. ‘navigating a nightmare’

  'As we are trying to navigate this nightmare, we're finding out that the logistics of something like this happening in another country are quite complicated.'

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  Feb 8, 2022
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• More than 150 people attend vigil held in memory of B.C. woman killed in U.K.

  About 150 people attended a vigil held Saturday in Chelmsford, England, where a woman from Vernon, B.C., died after moving to the U.K. to be with her boyfriend.

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  Feb 6, 2022
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• Friend of B.C. woman killed in U.K. says she sent a text for help hours before she was killed

  Nineteen-year-old Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was killed in Essex this week. Her boyfriend, 23-year-old Jack Sepple, is charged with murder.

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  Feb 4, 2022