Aiia Masarwa, the international student who was murdered in Melbourne last week, has been laid to rest in her hometown of Baqa al Gharbiyye in Israel.
Sharef Masarwa, Aiia’s cousin, told AAP their family wished for the message of energy and happiness for life, as well as peace and love to go on forever.
“Even though, she’s not with us, her voice must continue to live on,” Sharef Masarwa said.
“Aiia was a person full of life, energy, [and] optimism,” Sharef Masarwa said.
“She loved to travel (and) meet new people from different cultures and religions.”
Masarwa’s body was repatriated back to Israel one week after her violent death in Melbourne.
Read the article by Tessa Fox in The Australian (AAP).