GRIEF FOR INDIGENOUS ROLEMODEL JOSHUA HARDY AFTER BASHING DEATH OUTSIDE MCDONALDS RESTAURANT FRIENDS of a university student killed in an sickening bashing outside a St Kilda Rd McDonald’s say they are struggling to understand how such a “top bloke” could be taken so suddenly. Joshua Hardy, 21, died in hospital in the early hours of yesterday morning after being brutally attacked outside the fast-food restaurant just after 1am. The Melbourne University student was yesterday remembered as generous, bright and a role model in the university’s indigenous community. MAN CHARGED AFTER VICTIM KICKED TO DEATH He was looked up to by younger Aboriginal students. The Bachelor of Arts student lived at the university residence, Trinity College, in Parkville with his younger sister, who was yesterday comforted by a steady stream of friends. Mr Hardy was an avid footballer who played on Trinity’s premiership-winning team this year. He grew up in Darwin and was attending the college on a scholarship. He had also recently returned from a trip of a lifetime to Europe. A flood of tributes were posted on the popular 21-year-old’s Facebook page yesterday. Primary school friend Shaun Hutchinson wrote that he was devastated at the loss of “an absolutely top bloke, true mate (and) one of the few people in this world that could bring a smile to all ... From knowing you as a young lad in primary school to exploring the city of Madrid recently, I am glad to have called you a mate and have had the pleasure of getting to know you. “Joshua Hardy, you will be truly missed by all as we say goodbye to a truly genuine, spirited and kind-hearted young man. R.I.P. bud,” he said. Mr Hardy’s high school mate, Jennifer Fluri, remembered him as “one of the nicest people I ever had the pleasure of knowing”. Another high school friend, Manda Waa, described him as “one of the most bubbliest people I had the pleasure of knowing”. Longtime friend from Darwin, Sam Prescott, reminisced about playing sport with Mr Hardy. “I still remember running around the oval and your dad trying to teach us how to kick a footy haha,” he wrote. “Rest in peace mate, and we’ll kick that footy again when we meet up in heaven.” Mr Hardy’s university friend, Andy Chiu, summed up the thoughts of many in his tribute: “Can’t believe this, don’t want to believe it”.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:31:49 +0000
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