Australia was shocked after the body of a female named Lilie James was found inside the bathroom of an elite Sydney private school. Though Australia has had a National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children since 2010, the statistics show the rates of violence remain stubbornly high.
Who was Lilie James and what happened to her?
The 21-year-old Lilie James, whose body was found in a washroom, was a water polo coach at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, according to police.
Detectives believe Lilie James was murdered – allegedly with a hammer – hours earlier, according to local media who have citied anonymous sources.
CCTV had reportedly captured her colleague, 24-year-old hockey coach Paul Thijssen, entering the bathroom after her.
Though police have made no public comments about a potential motive, local media have reported that Lilie James had recently ended a relationship with Thijssen. They had been seeing each other for only five weeks.
Thijssen had vanished after calling in the tip-off from Vaucluse, and police launched a major manhunt focused on the cliffside suburb.
The Sydney police have launched an investigation into the matter.
