A man accused of murdering a young female teacher he had met through a dating app has reportedly been found dead in his cell.
Ashley Gaddie, 33, committed suicide at Clarence Correctional Centre at about 3.15pm on Saturday, reported The Daily Telegraph.
His body was found in prison 16 months after police alleged he strangled Dannielle Finlay-Jones at her friend’s home in Cranebrook, in Sydney’s far west on 18 December 2022.
Ashley Gaddie reportedly committed suicide at Clarence Correctional Centre at about 3.15pm on Saturday
His body was found in prison 16 months after police alleged he killed Dannielle Finlay-Jones at Cranebrook, in Sydney’s far west
Gaddie and Ms Finlay-Jones, 31, had met on a dating app and had been on two dates prior to the evening of December 17 last year, according to police allegations.
Police claim the couple attended a social event that night at a pub in Marsden Park where Ms Finlay-Jones introduced Gaddie as her new partner.
They left before midnight to stay with a friend of Ms Finlay-Jones at her home in Cranebrook.
The teacher was last seen alive when she entered a spare bedroom with Gaddie shortly after midnight, police allege.
One of the residents was woken at 3am by what they described as ‘loud violent sex’ between Ms Finlay-Jones and Gaddie, according to police.
At 2.30pm, her friends realised it was strange they hadn’t heard from the new couple since the previous night.
One of her friends allegedly found Ms Finlay-Jones’ lifeless body lying on her back on the bedroom floor.
Court documents revealed that police alleged Ms Finlay-Jones suffered bruising to her face and that officers found finger impressions on her throat.
More to come.
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