<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One day after 21-year-old water polo coach Lilie James was found dead in an elite private school bathroom, her former boyfriend's body was discovered by police more than 8km away.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>James' body was found with serious head injuries inside St Andrew's Cathedral School in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney's"><span>Sydney's</span></a><span> city just before midnight on October 25, 2023, following a welfare check.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She had reportedly been in a relationship with a 24-year-old man for a few weeks in the lead-up to her death.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-with-southwest-sydney-stabbing-murder/688889ae-3bb9-464b-8d3d-be8de5845db7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Man charged with murder after body found in Sydney home</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was wanted by police for questioning in relation to James' death before his body was recovered from Vaucluse in Sydney's eastern suburbs on October 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said they were not looking for any other suspects.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A coronial inquest will on Tuesday delve into the circumstances surrounding both deaths and broader issues such as coercive control and unacceptable behaviour in relationships.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/probe-looking-into-deaths-of-water-polo-coach-lilie-james-and-partner-sydney/b441768b-09c0-4f90-a14a-1b4942f12cd1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-union-anti-corruption-taskforce-up-and-running-for-months-police-say/14d7e517-c512-48aa-8327-e8fe9794ce55" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'New' anti-corruption taskforce up and running for months, police say</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW state coroner Teresa O'Sullivan will consider issues such as the role of technology in relationships and how to improve public understanding of ways to identify damaging behaviour in relationships.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The inquest will focus particularly on relationships between young adults, such as James and her ex-boyfriend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The coroner will also attempt to determine whether authorities could have intervened at any point before the pair died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-news-kyle-retallack-joshua-cox-and-chloe-websdale-killed-in-lesley-camping-trip-smash/7747a02b-a2d0-4e03-b44f-9e9d07a71a72" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Three mates killed in shocking camping trip smash</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a colourful memorial service after her death, James was remembered by her family as "vibrant, outgoing, and very much loved by her family and friends".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sixty-four women were killed by violence in 2023, according to research group Counting Dead Women Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Coercive control has been identified as a precursor to 97 per cent of intimate partner domestic violence homicides in NSW between 2000 and 2018.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Readers seeking support can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyond blue on 1300 22 4636.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>© AAP 2025</span></div></div>