MELBOURNE, Australia — A 20-year-old man appeared in an Australian court on Saturday charged with murder and rape in the death of an Israeli student in the city of Melbourne in a savage attack that shocked Australia. The 21-year-old victim had been studying at La Trobe University in Melbourne for the past five months as an exchange student from Shanghai University in China. A murder conviction carries a potential maximum penalty of life imprisonment and rape carries a potential maximum of 25 years. FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, 20-year-old Codey Herrmann sits in a police car after he was arrested for questioning over the death of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe in Melbourne, Australia. Herrmann appeared in an Australian court on Saturday charged with murder and rape in a savage attack on an Israeli student that shocked Australia.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 06:27 UTC