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Ex boyfriend of Ashley Simpson admits to 2016 murder

10/30/2023
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The family of a Salmon Arm woman who went missing seven years ago will at long last have some closure, with the woman’s former boyfriend pleading guilty to her murder.

Derek Lee Matthew Favell was expected to stand trial on the second degree murder of his former-girlfriend Ashley Simpson, but on Monday that process ended swiftly with an admission of guilt.


“It was wonderful to hear him plead. I just wish he would have done it that week, instead of waiting so long,” Simpson’s dad John said after the plea was entered.

He and Simpson’s mom Cindy travelled to the Shuswap from their home in Ontario for the long-awaited moment. Cindy said she was also relieved that the ordeal was over but it should have ended long before now and Favell is directly responsible for drawing out their pain.

“How many times did we or a member of our family, come out here while … searching,” she said, adding that it was like he was laughing at them.

“You’re wasting all this time and money and you’ll never find her … That’s not a man. That’s a coward.”

FULL STORY: https://globalnews.ca/news/10058489/accused-in-2016-murder-of-ashley-simpson-pleads-guilty/

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