UK Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Canadian Teenager

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Jack Sepple, of Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, appearing in the dock at Colchester Magistrates' Court accused of the murder of a 19-year-old Canadian woman who was found dead in Chelmsford. The Canadian Press/Elizabeth Cook

A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Canadian teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online.

Essex Police said Monday that Jack Sepple will spend a minimum 23 1/2 years in prison for the death of Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon, B.C.