Stretch of road where Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe brutally murdered to have new lights built

Stretch of road where Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was abducted and murdered to have new lights built in an effort to stop another tragedy

  • Ms Maasarwe, 21, was raped and murdered on Plenty Road in Bundoora, VIC 
  • Her killer, Codey Herrmann, 20, pleaded guilty to the heinous crime in June 
  • Locals urged the State Government to make the area safer by installing lights
  • The project will see 23 lights installed along the road at a coast of $242,800 

The long stretch of road where Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was raped and murdered will have new lights built – with the hopes it will prevent another tragedy.

Ms Maasarwe, a 21-year-old Israeli student, was abducted and murdered by Codey Herrmann after she got off a tram in Bundoora, Melbourne in January.

Twenty-three new lights will be built on the road where her body was found to make the area safer and prevent other attacks from occurring.

Aiia Maasarwe (pictured), 21, got off the route 86 tram stop on Plenty Road in Bundoora Victoria and was brutally murdered in January

The project will see 23 lights installed at a cost of $242,800 after the community urged the State Government to make the road safer for residents. Pictured: Mourners at the spot where Aiia Maasarwe's body was found

The project will see 23 lights installed at a cost of $242,800 after the community urged the State Government to make the road safer for residents. Pictured: Mourners at the spot where Aiia Maasarwe’s body was found

The lights will cost $242,800.

Darebin Mayor Susan Rennie said the project would address concerns about the lack of lighting along Main Drive, which connects the La Trobe University, student accommodation and the Polaris Shopping Centre. 

She said residents and university students deserved to feel safe walking home at night. 

‘Aiia’s death was a tragedy and should not have happened,’ Ms Rennie told the Herald Sun.

‘The council believes there’s no place for any kind of violence in our community and everyone has the right to get home safely.’ 

The State Government contributed $184,000 for the project while Darebin Council added a further $58,800. 

The project will begin on Main Drive in 2020 with further upgrades at La Trobe University and Polaris being considered.  

Herrmann repeatedly beat Ms Maasarwe over the head with a metal pole and sexually assaulted her. 

He then covered her in flammable WD-40 spray before setting it alight.

Herrmann pleaded guilty to the heinous crime in June. 

The project will begin on Main Drive in 2020 with further upgrades at La Trobe University and Polaris being consider

The project will begin on Main Drive in 2020 with further upgrades at La Trobe University and Polaris being consider

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