JUST IN An arrest has been made over the murder of Aiia Maasarwe. “The 20-year-old was arrested in Greensborough by local police working in partnership with homicide detectives about 11.20am,” police said in a statement. “Homicide squad detectives have arrested a man as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of Aiia Maasarwe.” It’s […]

Man arrested over murder of Aiia Maasarwe Hundreds of people have attended a vigil for murdered student Aiia Maasarwe at La Trobe University. Students and teachers packed the Agora, just hundreds of metres from where the 21-year-old’s body was found on Min Drive, near Plenty Road, about 7am on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a candlelit vigil will be […]

Police have made a plea to the public as they search for a missing boy. Jamie Clavant, 12, was last seen on Yarra Street, Warrandyte, on January 14 at 9.30pm. Police have concerns for Jamie’s welfare due to his age and the length of time he has been missing. He is described as about 158cm […]

Aiia Maasarwe was using one those ‘tricks’ nearly every women has been told. “She got off that tram and did what many of us do — grabbed her phone and made a call,” Heidi said at the start of her program this morning. “It’s one of those tricks that women just know. That we’re taught. […]

The devastated father of Aiia Maasarwe has arrived in Australia and has this afternoon visited the site where his daughter was murdered. Saeed Maasarwe, accompanied by counsellors and police, spoke briefly in Bundoora. “I am sad because this is the last place my daughter was,” Mr Maasarwe said. “I have many dreams to be with […]

Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill has stressed that the person responsible for the ‘horrendous’ crime of taking Aiia Maasarwe’s life will be caught and women of Melbourne should continue to “live their lives to the fullest”. “There will be an arrest,” he told Heidi Murphy. “The perpetrator will be held account.” “I know they’re isolated incidents […]