A BOYFRIEND murdered his girlfriend then lay in bed next to her body after she flew to the UK to visit him for the first time, a court heard.
Ashley Wadsworth, 19, was found stabbed to death in Chelmsford, Essex, on Tuesday after worried neighbours called police.
Her boyfriend Jack Sepple, 23, appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court today charged with murder.
The court was told he was discovered on his phone on a bloodstained bed next to Ashley’s dead body when police arrived.
Canadian Ashley was on a six-month tourist visa and came to Britain after meeting Sepple online, it was said.
Tattoo-covered Sepple spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the short hearing.
He was remanded in custody to next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court tomorrow.
Lovestruck Ashley shared a series of beaming photos on her Facebook as she explored London with Sepple.
Her Facebook revealed she was leaving her home in Vernon, British Columbia, to move to Chelmsford more than 2,000 miles away in November.
