Australian police arrest man after killing of Israeli woman studying in Melbourne


  • World
  • Friday, 18 Jan 2019

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man was arrested over the killing of an Israeli university student who was walking home after a night out with friends in Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, police said on Friday.

Homicide detectives took the man into custody as part of an investigation into the killing of Aiia Maasarwe, 21, whose body was found by passers-by near La Trobe University early on Wednesday, Victoria state police said in a statement.

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