The coroner will reopen an investigation into the death of Melbourne woman Louisa Ioannidis after doubt was cast over whether she drowned or was instead the victim of foul play.

Ioannidis, 24, was found dead in Darebin Creek on October 11, 2011, about 450 metres from the Reservoir house she shared with her long-term partner.

She was wearing a pink dressing gown and jeans and was so decomposed she had to be identified by her fingerprints.

Ioannidis’ death was determined by the coroner’s office at the time as being “consistent with drowning”. No suspicious circumstances were found, and no inquest was held.

However, in the years since, her family has demanded the case be reopened, with more than 25,000 people signing an online petition asking for authorities to look again for answers into

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