19 January 2019 12:00 am
SYDNEY AFP Jan18, 2019 - Australia police on Friday arrested a man in relation to the murder of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe, some two days after her body was found in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old was killed on the way home from a comedy show in Melbourne just after midnight on Wednesday, with her body found in bushes near a tram stop by passers-by several hours later.
A 20-year-old man from the outer suburbs of Melbourne was arrested at 11.20am Friday, police said. “Homicide Squad detectives have arrested a man as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of Aiia Maasarwe,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
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