‘Strong, smart, witty’: stepmother pays tribute to daughter, 19, killed in Essex

Canadian Ashley Wadsworth was staying in Chelmsford with Jack Sepple whom she met on dating app

The stepmother of a 19-year-old woman from Canada allegedly murdered in Essex as she visited the UK for the first time has paid tribute to her strong, smart and witty" daughter.

Ashley Wadsworth, from Vernon, British Columbia, had reportedly never left Canada before arriving in the UK in November to stay with Jack Sepple in Chelmsford, Essex, whom she had met through an online dating app. She was due to fly home to see her family this week.