Girl, 16, charged with assaulting police after Mernda train station hero stabbing

A 16-year-old girl has become the fifth person charged following the death of Aidan Becker, the good Samaritan who was stabbed outside Mernda train station after intervening to prevent a schoolboy from being robbed.

Homicide detectives on Thursday charged the girl with robbery, two counts of theft, possessing a drug of dependence and hindering and assaulting police. She will appear at a Children’s Court at a later date.

Four other teens, a 16-year-old, two 17-year-olds and 18-year-old Mike Pikos, have been charged with Becker’s murder and armed robbery.

On Friday, March 6 just before 6pm, Becker was stabbed after going to the aid of a 14-year-old boy near the station in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

Police allege four teens approached the schoolboy and tried to rob him, before seriously assaulting him and pushing him to the ground.

Becker intervened and walked with the 14-year-old away from the train station. But police said the group followed the pair and allegedly beat and fatally stabbed Becker. The off-duty security guard died at the scene, despite attempts by ambulance paramedics to revive him.

According to court documents, the group allegedly stole a mobile phone and powerbank worth just $500 during the attack.

At a memorial held underneath Mernda station on March 13, Becker’s mother Nathalie told the estimated 3000 mourners: “We stand here tonight as a family broken. We don’t know how we heal, and what tomorrow looks like.”

The family of the 14-year-old boy Becker stepped in to protect said they were deeply saddened by Becker’s death.

“[He] showed extraordinary courage and compassion in risking his life to save our son,” they said in a statement.

“Our family will carry his bravery and kindness in our hearts forever.”

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