‘X-Males’ Star Shawn Ashmore
Lastly Free to Converse on Lack of Good friend …
Murdered By Sam Haskell IV
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Shawn Ashmore and his spouse Dana are talking out on the horrific 2023 homicide of their good friend Mei Li Haskell … lastly feeling some sense of closure after the suspect, Sam Haskell IV — the son of legendary TV agent Sam Haskell — died by suicide and spared them the agony of a trial.
The “X-Men” star and his spouse inform TMZ in a press release … “Our hearts are heavy, but we feel some small sense of peace knowing there is finally a bit of closure. We are mourning the loss of an extraordinary mother, someone who poured her entire heart into her three boys and never stopped putting them first.”
The couple was not allowed to talk out in regards to the case till now … as a result of they had been working alongside authorities as a consultant for his or her shut household good friend.
Shawn and Dana fashioned a decent bond with Mei Li after their youngsters grew to become mates at their Los Angeles college round 3 years in the past. They are saying Mei Li was an unbelievable mom — at all times current, at all times loving, and always giving.
They inform us she was an avid pickleball participant with a love for Pokémon playing cards, they usually recall a touching reminiscence of Mei Li bringing again a youngsters’s cooking set from China as a present for his or her youngsters. “She was so generous, so kind, so loving,” Dana stated. “She’s someone that never deserved this.”
As we first reported … Haskell was accused of brutally murdering Mei Li and her mother and father in late 2023, dismembering her physique, and dumping her stays in a trash bin.
Final Saturday, Haskell died by suicide on the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. Sources inform us he left behind a be aware saying he would miss his 3 finest mates — his youngsters.
What’s extra — L.A. County District Lawyer Nathan Hochman informed TMZ that previous to his arrest, Haskell had bought a one-way ticket to Japan for himself and his girlfriend, suggesting he had plans to desert these youngsters.
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For Shawn and Dana, the loss is private and profound. As they keep in mind their good friend and her legacy, they’re holding tight to the recollections and the instance Mei Li set as a mom and good friend.
The couple says Mei “was more than a friend; she went above and beyond for everyone who had the gift of knowing her. Her love, her laughter, her warmth — she’s deeply missed, and always will be.”
