00:02Raw emotion from a mother struggling to process her grief.
00:06We stand here tonight as a family broken.
00:11Thousands gathered at Myrnda train station last night to remember Aidan Becker,
00:16who was fatally stabbed at the station last week.
00:19I don't know how we heal and I don't know what tomorrow looks like.
00:24Tonight we stand here with broken hearts.
00:27Aidan was someone's son, someone's friend, someone who was deeply loved.
00:32The 22-year-old had stepped in to help a 14-year-old boy
00:36who had allegedly been set upon by a group of teenagers before they turned on him.
00:41Aidan was treated at the scene but died of his injuries.
00:45Four teenagers have been charged over the alleged stabbing.
00:48In a moment when someone vulnerable needed help, Aidan stepped forward.
00:52That instinct to protect, to stand up for someone else speaks volumes about who he was.
00:59But I know that my beautiful boy would have done it all again in a heartbeat.
01:09Because that's the boy he was.
01:11While the community last night showed up in force to wrap their arms around the Becker family,
01:17local businesses have also been fundraising as a way of showing their support.
01:23This Doreen Cafe is donating part proceeds to the family.
01:27Of course we want to just do a little and that's what we decided to do.
01:32Aidan Becker's mother also expressing gratitude to a passerby who stayed with her son until the end.
01:39I thank you Anthony for telling my boy his family loved him.
01:43Because those would have been the last words he heard.
01:47Kindness amongst the horror.
01:49Thank you for listening to
01:49I'll see you on the last one.
01:49We'll see you soon.
01:49We'll see you soon.
01:50Bye-bye next morning.
01:50Bye-bye.
01:50Bye-bye.
01:50Thanks, ma'am.
01:51Bye-bye.
01:51Bye-bye.
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