Man appears in court accused of killing girlfriend in Chelmsford
19 year old Ashley Wadsworth was fatally injured on Tuesday
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his 19-year old Canadian girlfriend.
Jack Sepple, 23, is accused of killing Ashley Wadsworth at a property in Chelmsford on Tuesday.
Essex Police attended the address in Tennyson Road shortly after 4pm.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ms Wadsworth was originally from Vernon, British Colombia, and the couple met through an online dating app.
Sepple, of Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Thursday, wearing a grey jumper and trousers, to face one count of murder.
He was remanded into custody and will next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday.