Murder of Aya Maasarwe
Aya Maasarwe (Instagram) | |
| Date | 16 January 2019 |
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| Location | Bundoora, Victoria |
| Deaths | Aya Maasarwe |
| Burial | Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel |
| Convicted | Codey Herrmann |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Rape, murder |
| Sentence | 36 years (30 years non-parole) |
On 16 January 2019, Aya Maasarwe (alt: Aiia Maasarwe, Arabic: آية مصاروة Hebrew: איה מסארוה, [aˈja masaʁˈve]), a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship who was studying at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia as an exchange student, was killed as she returned home from an evening at a comedy club in North Melbourne. The violent, random nature of the killing sparked renewed community concern about the safety of women, especially after dark in Melbourne. Parallels were drawn to the murders of Eurydice Dixon, Jill Meagher and Maša Vukotić. Maasarwe was buried in her hometown of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel.