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Adelaide Lang

Stalking mistaken as affection before brutal murder

Paul Thijssen's obsessive digital tracking of his ex-partner was a red flag that went unnoticed. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Seen smiling and chatting with his ex-girlfriend on a normal day at work, there was no indication sports coach Paul Thijssen would later bludgeon her to death in a school bathroom.

But there were red flags in his obsessive digital surveillance of her location, which was seen by his friends as an indication of how much he liked 21-year-old Lilie James.

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