Cranebrook, Ashley Gaddie: Man wanted for alleged murder of Dannielle Finlay-Jones faced five AVOs

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A tattooed man wanted for the alleged murder of a teacher he met on a dating app had a series of restraining orders taken out against him by several women over the past five years. 

Police have launched a manhunt for Ashley Gaddie, 33, after his new date Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, was found dead with severe head injuries at a friend’s Cranebrook home in western Sydney on Sunday afternoon. 

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Gaddie has been the subject of five apprehended violence orders, which had been taken out by police on behalf of five different women between 2017 to 2022. 

Before he disappeared, Gaddie was also currently under a court imposed supervision order for choking one of the woman on the NSW south coast in 2020, Milton Local Court records said.

He was convicted of assault, destroying or damaging property, stalking or intimidating and common assault December 2 last year and slapped with a two-year Community Corrections Order plus ordered to complete 200 hours of community service.  

It is understood Ms Finlay-Jones and Gaddie, who first connected online earlier this month, met at a pub in nearby Marsden Park on Saturday evening before returning to the Cranebrook home in the early hours of the morning.

Cranebrook, Ashley Gaddie: Man wanted for alleged murder of Dannielle Finlay-Jones faced five AVOs

An arrest warrant has been issued for Ashley Gaddie (pictured) over the alleged murder of a woman found dead in a Cranebrook home on Sunday 

Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, (pictured) was found unconscious at her friend's Cranebrook home on Sunday

Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, (pictured) was found unconscious at her friend’s Cranebrook home on Sunday

Police tape surrounded a home on Borrowdale Way, Cranebrook, on Monday as homicide detectives investigate the death of Dannielle Finlay-Jones

Police tape surrounded a home on Borrowdale Way, Cranebrook, on Monday as homicide detectives investigate the death of Dannielle Finlay-Jones

Ms Finlay-Jones met up with Gaddie at The Marsden Brewhouse, in Marsden Park, on Saturday night after the pair recently met online

Ms Finlay-Jones met up with Gaddie at The Marsden Brewhouse, in Marsden Park, on Saturday night after the pair recently met online 

Her body was found by distraught friends eight hours later.

Police have so far been unable to find Gaddie, with a picture released of the heavily tattooed suspect on Tuesday morning.

Gaddie is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 180cm tall, of muscular build, with blue eyes and a bald head and tattoos covering both of his arms.

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He is known to frequent Five Dock, Penrith and Mt Druitt.

Police believe Ms Finlay-Jones spent Saturday night with Gaddie at The Marsden Brewhouse, in Marsden Park, in Sydeny’s north-west, where she introduced him to her friends. 

During the early hours of Sunday, she is believed to have returned to the property with the man. 

Police believe she died between that time and the mid morning from a severe head injury.

She was later discovered by friends who went to check on when the pair were planning to wake up, about 2.30pm on Sunday.

Police have conducted extensive inquiries but have been unable to locate Gaddie. Above, a social media image which Gaddie captioned 'number one uncle'

Police have conducted extensive inquiries but have been unable to locate Gaddie. Above, a social media image which Gaddie captioned ‘number one uncle’ 

Forensic officers  investigate  suspected homicide amid warnings to be cautious when meeting strangers for the first time

Forensic officers  investigate  suspected homicide amid warnings to be cautious when meeting strangers for the first time

Police officers spoke to forensics teams as they arrived at the property on Monday

Police officers spoke to forensics teams as they arrived at the property on Monday 

Ms Finlay-Jones was a teacher and was actively involved in female football

Ms Finlay-Jones was a teacher and was actively involved in female football 

It is understood Ms Finlay-Jones and Gaddie met at the Marsden Brewhouse on Saturday night before going to her friends' place

It is understood Ms Finlay-Jones and Gaddie met at the Marsden Brewhouse on Saturday night before going to her friends’ place 

According to social media, Ms Finlay-Jones was a support officer at the NSW Department of Education and was the Director of Female Football.

She was also a coordinator for Ramsgate RSL Football Club and spoke on behalf of the club in videos on their social media pages promoting women’s sports. 

A friend said Ms Finlay-Jones was an ‘incredible person inside and out’.

‘She is cherished by everyone who knew her and words cannot describe the shock that this has happened,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

‘She did not deserve this and will be dearly missed.’

Gaddie is believed to have been working as a tradesmen. In October last year, he wrote in a mining Facebook group seeking employment in oil exploration. 

Records also show he previously operated a personal training business from 2012 to 2015. 

A long term resident of the apartment block in north-western Sydney where Gaddie lived until sometime over a month ago, said he had lived there for about six months with a blonde woman and another man.

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‘I recognise him because of the tattoos,’ she said, ‘I didn’t have anything to do with him, just saw him come and go.’

Ms Finlay-Jones has been remembered as an 'incredible person'

Ms Finlay-Jones has been remembered as an ‘incredible person’ 

Friends arrived at the home to collect two dogs that had been left behind

Friends arrived at the home to collect two dogs that had been left behind ther

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Saturday night

Dannielle Finlay-Jones and Ashley Gaddie allegedly meet up at The Marsden Brewhouse, in Marsden Park, with her friends.

She allegedly introduces him to her friends as her new boyfriend. 

Sunday

About 1am-3am 

Ms Finlay-Jones and Gaddie allegedly return to the woman’s friends place about 20km away, in Cranebrook. 

2.30pm 

Ms Finlay-Jones’ friends find her unconscious at the Cranebrook home and call paramedics, who pronounce her dead at the scene. Police believe she may have been dead up to eight hours. 

The murder scene was sealed off from prying eyes by police who stood guard over the home on Tuesday. 

Neighbours revealed forensic experts had scoured the area in the hunt for clues on Monday, with the search including the neighbouring properties where vehicles were painstakingly checked for fingerprints.

A neighbour across the road from the grisly crime scene revealed the owner of the home had only recently moved in within the last few months but had been holding regular Saturday night parties with small groups of friends.

‘We often him saw holding parties with maybe two or three cars and about 10 people,’ said the neighbour who declined to give her name. 

‘They weren’t rowdy parties, just gatherings of friends but he seemed a quiet type whenever we said hi to him in the street.

Forensics officers collect evidence from a windowsill at the home in Cranebrook, in Sydney's west

Forensics officers collect evidence from a windowsill at the home in Cranebrook, in Sydney’s west

Two women arrived at the scene, with one seen entering the home to grab belongings

Two women arrived at the scene, with one seen entering the home to grab belongings 

‘We were at a family gathering at the weekend so we weren’t here when it happened but it has sent a chill through us. We’re going to get CCTV now, to at least watch over the front of the house.’

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Detective are also believed to be looking through video footage from a nearby Shell service station at Cranebrook Crossroads to see if it picked up prime suspect Ashley Geddie on the night of the murder.

Homicide Squad detectives and forensics teams were seen scouring the home for evidence on Monday and taking evidence away in brown paper bags. 

A forensics team paid special attention to a ripped fly screen at the front of the home. 

One neighbour told Daily Mail Australia she was shocked by the incident as the area is typically quiet.

‘It’s devastating. Just really sad,’ she said.  

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Tragic new details emerge about Aussie woman murdered on a date

By Olivia Day for Daily Mail Australia

A woman allegedly murdered by a man on their first date was a female football pioneer credited with encouraging dozens of women to take up the sport.

In September, Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, recently celebrated 25 years of service at the Ramsgate RSL Football Club in Monterey, in south Sydney.

The passionate sportswoman received a trophy for her work as the club’s Female Football Director just months before her untimely death. 

The Ramsgate RSL Football Club posted several photos of Ms Finlay-Jones receiving the award and making a speech on-stage to Instagram.

‘We are honoured to have you lead our female players, young and old, in shaping their development and their future in our sport,’ the post read.

Ms Finlay-Jones also featured in a video in May 2021 where she spoke about the club’s achievements during Female Football week.

‘Some 25 years ago, when I started out at Ramsgate RSL Football Club, as a female footballer, we didn’t have female-only teams so I was playing with the boys up until I was 12-years-old,’ she said.

‘Fast-forward to today and we have fielded female-only teams from under six all the way through to all-aged women. What an achievement.

‘We continue to make strides within the community and push forward to promote female footballers. Go the girls.’

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