EXCLUSIVE: How Aiia died: Heartbreaking details of Israeli student's 'horrific last moments' revealed - as her father considers suing the university she was living at for 'poor lighting and security'
- Accused killer Codey Herrmann was charged over the murder of Aiia Maasarwe
- Police arrested and charged the 21-year-old after a manhunt
- Herrmann aka 'MC Codez' rapped about drugs, violence and heartbreak
- Aiia's father has called in the services of lawyers as he pushes for answers
- Aiia's sister took to Instagram to pay tribute to her beloved sister
Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was allegedly raped and bludgeoned with a hammer before being set on fire.
Daily Mail Australia has been told the horrifying alleged details of the 21-year old's terrifying last moments.
The revelations come as Ms Maasarwe's father Saeed considers taking action against the university where his daughter lived because of the 'poor lighting and security' near the accommodation and in the surrounding streets.
Aiia Maasarwe was allegedly murdered with a hammer by wannabe rapper Cody Herrmann
Codey Herrmann (pictured) was charged over the murder of Aiia Maasarwe
Codey Herrman upon his arrest by homicide squad detectives last month
Ms Maasarwe's body was found half-naked near the Polaris Shopping Centre, in the north Melbourne suburb of Bundoora, last month after she was attacked while walking home the night before.
She had moved to Melbourne on a one-year exchange program to study at La Trobe University.
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Codey Herrmann, 20, of Bundoora, has been charged with the rape and murder of Ms Maasarwe.
High-profile criminal lawyer George Balot, of Balot Reilly Solicitors, said he had offered Ms Maasarwe's family pro bono compassionate legal assistance to help them understand the criminal justice process in Victoria.
'It was modestly in line with the great compassion and solidarity exhibited by the Australian public. Her father was grateful for my support and the support of the wider community,' he said.
Mr Balot said Saeed Maasarwe had expressed dismay with the safety and lighting in the streets adjoining the Bundoora campus where his daughter was killed.
Aiia Maasarwe's sister Noor has taken to social media to speak of her heartbreak at losing her sister
Aiia Maasarwe and her sister Noor in a photo posted on Instagram this week
Aiia Maasarwe had only been in Melbourne a matter of months when she was allegedly murdered
'He thought she would be safe living in a lodge recommended by the university. He thought she would be safe walking the streets adjoining the university and lodges nearby,' Mr Balot said. 'Little did he know about the lack of lighting in those streets and the danger that presented itself and the tragedy that followed.'
Mr Balot said he was working hard to explain to Mr Maasarwe Victoria's justice system, which can often see trials pushed back more than a year.
'Such delay may be seen as unacceptable for families of victims of crime. The delay can only be resolved by additional funding by government for additional judicial appointments,' he said.
'One can only imagine the frustration that the delay causes victims of crime.'
High-profile criminal lawyer George Balot is assisting the family of Aiia Maasarwe, who was allegedly raped and bludgeoned with a hammer before being set on fire
Mr Balot said he anticipated hundreds of victim impact statements would be compiled by family and friends of Ms Maasarwe.
Noor Maasarwe's, Aiia's sister, took to Instagram again this week to speak of her pain at losing her beloved sister.
She had previously taken to social media to rail against male brutality, writing that 'violence against women is not a women issue, it is a men issue'.
Recalling the place and exact time she heard the shocking news, Noor told her followers of the frantic moments upon fearing her sister was in trouble.
'In here I was praying and hoping that ... that woman is not Aiia,' she wrote. 'In here is where I saw the news ... where I saw her phone ... I saw her shoes.'
Noor said she had been counting down the days to visit her sister when she was horribly murdered.
'In here is where I had a break down ... In here where I was broken ... as if I were made of glass,' she wrote.
Noor said she would fondly remember going to the library with her sister.
'I will try my best to remember ... to remember her while we were there, the good time we had together, her smiling, her whispering,' she wrote.
Daily Mail Australia revealed last month that Hermann had penned a series of disturbing rap lyrics that were found in his abandoned home.
The Bundoora house where Cody Herrmann penned rap lyrics before allegedly killing Aiia Maasarwe
Cody Herrmann signed off the rap lyrics with 'MC Codez'. They were found under a filthy blanket by Daily mail Australia at his Bundoora home
Tucked under a blanket in a filthy bedroom of a Bundoora home, in Melbourne's north-east, were a collection of poorly written lyrics seemingly scribbled on old shopping dockets.
'I always got your Back Jack Dont believe me watch me punch on in the city off my chops knockin (sic) the lights out of any heavy by myself, bringing in empty bullets to impress at show an tell,' he wrote.
He will appear in court later this year.
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