Alleged murderer's history of violence against women

A heavily-tattooed man wanted over the murder of a Sydney teacher was serving a community corrections order in lieu of a prison sentence for serious domestic violence charges.

A heavily-tattooed man wanted over the murder of a Sydney teacher was serving a community corrections order in lieu of a prison sentence for serious domestic violence charges.

A heavily-tattooed man wanted over the murder of a Sydney teacher was serving a community corrections order in lieu of a prison sentence for serious domestic violence charges and has appeared in court to respond to restraining order applications for five women in as many years.

Ashley Gaddie is wanted by police over the murder of Dannielle Finlay-Jones, who was located found with critical head injuries at a western Sydney home on Sunday.

Gaddie is currently serving a community corrections order for serious domestic violence charges and has appeared in court to respond to applications for restraining orders on behalf of five women in as many years.

He is also currently on bail after he was charged with sexually touching a person without ­consent and common assault, to which he entered pleas of not guilty in September this year. The alleged victim was known to him.

Police say Gaddie and Ms Finlay-Jones recently met on a dating app and had spent the night at a pub before returning to a friend’s house.

Gaddie was reportedly seen climbing out of the window of the house and running at 5am on Sunday.

Police say Ms Finlay-Jones was found with “serious injuries” around 2.30pm on Sunday by the owners of the home, who called police.

It can be revealed Gaddie was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order in December 2021 – a form of a good behaviour bond – which is a punishment imposed in lieu of a prison sentence.

Magistrate Lisa Viney convicted him of intentionally choking a person without consent, common assault, stalking and intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The offences were against a woman who was known to him at the time of the offending.

Appearing at Milton Local Court, Gaddie was also sentenced to serve 200 hours of community service, and fined $300 for a charge of destroy/damage property. He has been before Sydney courts on 14 occasions in the past five years on matters relating to apprehended violence orders applied for by NSW police against five different women, with various orders imposed including some that prohibit him from contacting the women.

A social media profile states Ms Finlay-Jones worked for the NSW Department of Education as a student learning support officer. She was also a pioneering women’s soccer administrator and player.