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Murder of Aya Maasarwe

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Horrific final moments of murdered student Aiia Maasarwe revealed

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The last words of rape, murder victim Aiia Maasarwe have been revealed

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Chilling final words of murdered student Aiia Maasarwe heard in court | Nine News Australia

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Melbourne man pleads guilty to murder of international student Aiia Maasarwe | Nine News Australia

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Melbourne Tribute | 9 News Perth

On 16 January 2019, Aya Maasarwe, 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.