Fifth person charged over Mernda attack

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The North Central Review
The North Central Review
The North Central Review is an independently owned newspaper publishing company based in Kilmore that is responsible for publishing two community newspapers each week, covering communities within the Mitchell Shire

A FIFTH person has been charged following the death of 22-year-old Good Samaritan Aidan Becker on March 6.

Homicide Squad detectives charged a 16-year-old girl from the Pascoe Vale area on March 26.

She has been charged with robbery, two counts of theft, hindering and assaulting police and possessing a drug of dependence.

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The girl was summoned to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

Emergency services were previously called to reports of a group fighting on Bridge Inn Road about 5.50pm on March 6.

Mr Becker, from Mernda, had protected a 14-year-old from an alleged attack and robbery when he was stabbed, and died at the scene.

Police arrested a 16-year-old, 18-year-old and two 17-year-olds in relation to the incident. All four were charged with murder and armed robbery.

The 18-year-old will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on June 24, while the three others will face a children’s court at a later date.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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