Just a small note. It has emerged Lilie and the accused killer were indeed dating or had dated a few times.

❤️SHE MATTERS: LILIE JAMES!❤️ This is 22-year-old sports coach Lilie James. Yesterday, Lilie was murdered at her workplace – a school – in Sydney’s CBD. Today, cops are hunting for a male colleague whom they suspect ended her life. Lilie is the 55th Australian woman killed this year. At the time of writing, the alleged perpetrator had not been apprehended and there is a suggestion he may have killed himself. In the wake of Lilie’s death, police have stressed there was no suggestion of a ‘relationship’ between them. But here’s the rub. Lilie, like almost every other woman killed this year, knew her perpetrator. Of the 55 women lost to violence in 2023, only four did not know their alleged killers. The other victims - where an alleged perpetrator is known - had a prior connection to the accused – be it intimate or familial relationship, a friendship, workplace connection, a neighbour, housemate or other link. There are two clear trends in femicides across our county – the gender of the accused killers and ‘the known to each other’ commonality. In other words, women are almost always murdered by someone they know and the offender is almost always a male. Today, please take time to mourn the loss of this young vibrant woman to violence and to think of her family, her friends, her colleagues and the young people whose lives Lilie touched during her career in education and sport. RIP LILIE JAMES! ❤️ ❤️The Memorial to Women and Children Lost to Violence: TheREDHEARTCampaign.org ❤️The Australian Femicide & Child Death Map: bit.ly/red-hearts I document ALL unlawful deaths of women and children, regardless of perpetrator gender or relationship between the person killed and the accused. This means not every death is due to domestic and family violence. Australians are also killed by strangers, friends, colleagues, neighbours and other people known to them. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP PLEASE CALL: ❤️1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 ❤️Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811 ❤️Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491 ❤️Mensline: 1300 789 978 ❤️Lifeline (24 hours): 131 114