The suspected murder of a young teacher will be examined by an inquest more than three years after she was killed following a night with her boyfriend.

Dannielle Finlay-Jones was found with fatal injuries at a home in Cranebook, in western Sydney, on the afternoon of December 18, 2022.

Police believe the 31-year-old spent the previous night with her boyfriend Ashley Gaddie, 33, before he left in the morning.

Gaddie was arrested days later following a 12-hour police operation in the Blue Mountains in which officers negotiated with him at Fletchers Lookout at Wentworth Falls.

He was charged with Finlay-Jones’ murder but was found dead in April 2024 before he could face trial.

The circumstances surrounding Finlay-Jones’ death will be examined in a week-long inquest held in August, after the hearing date was set on Monday.

It will be heard by State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan, who recently presided over the inquests for murdered water polo coach Lilie James and the Bondi Junction mass stabbing.

She thanked Finlay-Jones’ family for attending a brief mention of the inquest in the coroner’s court on Monday.

Memorials have been set up for Finlay-Jones near a school where she worked and at a football club where she was a valued long-time member.

At the time of her death, the Ramsgate RSL Football Club said members were all in a state of shock and disbelief.

“Dannielle was a beautiful person, a life member of the club who was much loved and very well respected not only within our immediate football community but also throughout the Football St George association,” the club wrote on Facebook.

“Her tireless and unselfish commitment to football within the community, particularly women’s football, will be sorely missed and her legacy will be everlasting.”