My daughter Danielle Finlay-Jones was killed by her Bumble date. She would still be alive if we made one simple change
The mother of a woman murdered during her Bumble date has claimed her daughter would still be alive if not on bail.
Danielle Finlay-Jones, 31, was found brutally murdered in the guest room of her friend’s Cranebrook West Sydney home in December 2022.
Her killer, Ashley Gaddie, 35, was arrested shortly afterwards and killed himself in his cell at the Clarence Correctional Center near Grafton in April.
At the time of the attack, Gaddie had a non-violent warrant taken out against him by five women and was on bail for allegedly assaulting a woman.
Mrs Finlay-Jones’ mother Jacky said her daughter would not have known of Gaddie’s violent past when they first met.
“If he hadn’t been out on bail, Danni would still be alive today,” Jacky told 60 Minutes.
Her comments come as experts call for stricter bail conditions for perpetrators of domestic violence to curb Australia’s violence against women crisis.
The mother of a ‘beautiful’ woman murdered by her serially violent Bumble date, Jacky (pictured), has said her daughter would ‘still be alive’ if he wasn’t granted bail on previous charges
Gaddie and Ms Finlay-Jones went on a pub date after meeting on Bumble hours earlier.
They then spent the night at Ms Finlay-Jones’ friend’s house before her friends found her body with horrific head injuries in the bedroom the next day.
Friends revealed Ms Finlay-Jones thought she had done the right thing by arranging a date with Gaddie in a public place and taking him back to her friend’s house.
But what she didn’t know was that Gaddie had a history of violence against women and had previously tried to kill ex-girlfriend Rachel Piekar, 33.
She was one of five women who took out warrants for his arrest before his fatal attack on Ms Finlay-Jones.
‘I told people when I went to court: ‘He will kill the next one’. He is an absolutely violent and controlling narcissist. But at first you think he’s charming,” Ms. Piekar said.
Gaddie staged a 12-hour standoff at a clifftop lookout in the Blue Mountains until he was grabbed by officers and arrested.
Danielle Finlay-Jones, 31, was found brutally murdered in the guest room of her friend’s home in December 2022, just hours after first meeting her killer
Her assaulted Ashley Gaddie (pictured) was on bail for assaulting a woman and five women fired AVOs at him. He committed suicide in prison in April.
Domestic Violence NSW Deputy CEO Elise Phillips said gender inequality was driving a male violence crisis in Australia.
“It’s when we turn a blind eye when we see disrespectful behavior, it’s when we make excuses for violence,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘It’s also the inequality we see around pay and the role we play in our families, how we share childcare and look after the home.
“It ensures we have equality, representation and an equal number of women in parliament and as CEOs and leaders of private sector companies.”
She added that the deaths of at least 27 women this year were avoidable.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 1800 RESPECT from the Crisis Care Helpling on 1800 199 008.