Her body was found by passers-by in bushes near a tram stop. Police in Australia, who have described the attack as "horrific", have arrested and charged a suspect, 20-year-old Codey Herrmann, with her rape and murder. The murder of Maasarwe, who had been studying in Australia for a year, shocked the country and sparked a huge outpouring of grief that saw thousands attend vigils in her memory.
"I appreciate the support of all these people, in the whole world and also in my town," said her father, Saeed Maasarwe, with Australia's ambassador to Israel, Chris Cannan, by his side. Thousands of people gathered in silence at Baqa al-Gharbiya, a town with a Muslim majority, as mourners carried the coffin containing Maasarwe's body to her family home.
The only sound that could be heard was of Muslim prayers from loudspeakers. Youths marching in a procession held up black banners that read "It's time to say: stop killing women" and "Women have the right to live in peace" in both Arabic and English.