Aya Maasarwe's Killer Writes 'Sorry' Letter To Her Family
AAP
2019-10-03T06:39:26+00:00
Codey Herrmann has apologised in court for raping, murdering and setting fire to a young woman on her way home from a Melbourne night out.
The 21-year-old repeatedly beat Aya Maasarwe over the head with a metal pole, sexually assaulted her and covered her inflammable WD-40 spray before setting it alight in suburban Melbourne in January.
Herrmann, awaiting sentence for the horrific crime, does not expect forgiveness.
"I'm sorry," he said in a letter to his victim's family read to Victoria's Supreme Court by lawyer Tim Marsh on Thursday.
"Your daughter didn't deserve such a terrible and tragic thing to happen to her.
"I will try to make amends for the rest of my life."
He urged others, "don't give in to hate like I did".
The apology came as prosecutors asked for a life sentence for the attack upon 21-year-old Maasarwe after she hopped off a tram at Bundoora.
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