Young daughter tried to save dying Bendigo mum

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An eight-year-old girl performed CPR on her dying mother while waiting for emergency services after the woman was violently attacked in her Bendigo home.

Friends have described the brave girl’s actions as they continue to mourn Analyn Osias, also known as Logee, who was unresponsive by the time police arrived just before midnight on Sunday.

A picture of Logee Osias is placed at outside a church at a vigil for the mother of four held in Bendigo on Tuesday.Credit: Jason South

A blood-stained kitchen knife was found in the backyard of the family home as police launched an air and ground search for Osias’ ex-boyfriend who was located about 5am injured in a nature reserve.

The 44-year-old from Junortoun in Bendigo’s east has been charged with murder and will appear at court on Thursday.

Described by members of Bendigo’s Filipino community as a dedicated single mum, Osias had confided to her closest friends that she was considering moving from Bendigo to Melbourne.

Osias had known her alleged killer for a long time as a friend of Timothy Dorrough, the father of her two youngest children. The pair dated briefly after Dorrough was hit and killed by a car on the Calder Highway, but she broke off the relationship a few months ago.

A forensic police officer inspects the Kangaroo Flat scene on Monday.Credit: Nine News

Close friend Roma O’Donnell said Osias had kept her relationship with the alleged killer very private even when they were together and that Logee had ended the relationship.

“Every time we catch up on Monday she always want us to stay back or even have a sleepover there,” she said.

Osias has planned to spend the day after she died with her adult daughter who was celebrating a birthday.

Osias had written about how excited she was to watch her daughter grow up in a post published on her social media page hours before her death.

Analyn “Logee” Osias died after a suspected domestic violence incident.

“You’re every bit the woman I’d hoped you’d be and more,” she said. “Now I just sit and wonder about how much better you’ll become. I can’t wait to see how much further you’ll go.”

Osias’ accused killer had started attending the Pentecostals of Bendigo Church several months ago

He had been living with another church member and the community was hoping the arrangement would help him keep clear of Osias and her family.

This week, church attendees are among members of the Bendigo community grieving the loss of one of their own.

“We all want justice for Logee,” O’Donnell said. “I am so worried about her children. She’s the kindest, friendly, most generous person I know.

“Such a loving mum to her four kids. She’ll do everything for her kids.”

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