The dad and mom of the person suspected of killing Lilie James, a 21-year-old workers member at a prestigious Sydney faculty, have reportedly decided about whether or not their son’s stays will probably be repatriated to his native Holland.
Ms James, a water polo coach at St Andrew’s Cathedral Faculty in Sydney’s CBD, was discovered with “critical head accidents” within the health club lavatory by police simply after midnight final Wednesday.
She was reportedly overwhelmed to loss of life with a hammer.
Police then tried to trace down her colleague, 24-year-old sports activities coach Paul Thijssen, who she just lately broke up with following a short relationship, and who was seen on CCTV leaving the health club additionally on Wednesday.
A physique was recovered on Friday afternoon from cliffs at Vaucluse in Sydney’s east. Right here, they discovered an deserted backpack with a few of Mr Thijssen’s belongings. Police are investigating if the physique is that of Mr Thijssen, who was born within the Netherlands.
It was an choice that Thijssen’s dad and mom, Esther and Stefan Thijssen, may take their son again to the Netherlands following the conclusion of the police investigation.
Nonetheless, 7News has reported that Mr and Mrs Thijssen, have determined that the physique of their solely baby won’t return house.
Fairly, they’ve determined to cremate their son and scatter his ashes in Sydney. They may then return to Europe.
On Monday, it was reported that Thijssen had despatched a textual content to Ms James’ father from her cellphone after she had been killed.
It’s mentioned that he used the sufferer’s cellphone to SMS her father asking for him to select up his daughter.
Ms James’ father, Jamie, mentioned the household was “devastated and heartbroken by the lack of our stunning Lilie James”, in a press release learn out to NCA NewsWire.
“She was vibrant, outgoing and really a lot cherished by her family and friends,” he mentioned, stopping a number of instances to collect himself.
“She was vibrant, outgoing and really a lot cherished by her family and friends,” he mentioned, stopping a number of instances to collect himself.”