Catherine Mccarthy Consulting

01/12/2025

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28/11/2025

Warning: This article contains references to domestic violence.

The father of murdered sports coach Lilie James has asked the press to refrain from "positive" reporting on alleged perpetrators of domestic or gendered violence following the NSW state coroner’s findings into the death of his daughter in 2023.

"Media entities that report on intimate partner homicides should recognise that describing violence as being 'out of character' … may reinforce unhelpful community stereotypes," NSW state coroner Teresa O’Sullivan said, reflecting the James family’s request in her formal recommendations.

Lilie James was murdered inside the bathroom of a Sydney private school by her ex-boyfriend, Paul Thijssen, days after she ended a "brief relationship" with him in 2023.

Speaking outside of court, her father Jamie James said: "Lilie had her life cut way too short and not a day goes by that we don't think of her, or wonder what we could have done to prevent this from happening."

"Please, if it's been a while since you talked about violence or abuse against women, whether at home, at work, with friends or in the community, please start that conversation."

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27/11/2025

I have spent some time recently reflecting and pondering on the last 44 years. Since I first stepped into a high school classroom, through the years of parenting and counselling ...

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