BREAKING NEWS St Andrews Cathedral School where water polo coach Lilie James was murdered is plunged into lockdown over intruder
The private school where water polo coach Lilie James was murdered has been plunged into emergency lockdown after an intruder entered one of its buildings.
St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney's CBD was locked down by police on Monday morning after the reported break-in.
An intruder entered the school's Bishop Barry Centre in Druitt Street, which is part of the campus of St Andrews near Sydney Town Hall.
Parents were alerted to the lockdown by a text message from the school.
Lilie James was murdered with a hammer by fellow sports coach, Paul Thijssen, on October 25, 2023 in a toilet near the school's staff room.
Thijssen then either fell or jumped taking his own life off a cliff at Vaucluse in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Parents of pupils at St Andrews school have been informed that 'everyone is safe' after police conducted a sweep of the buildings, but the school remains in lockdown.
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