Melbourne CBD rampage victim Thalia Hakin doted on sister Maggie

PHOTOS of Thalia and Maggie Hakin show two sisters smiling from ear to ear. Now Maggie, 9, will be left to go through life without her big sister by her side.

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SIBLINGS are often your first friends in life.

Photos of sisters Thalia and Maggie Hakin seem to echo that sentiment.

The cherub-faced sisters are seen smiling from ear to ear, wrapping their arms around each other and standing in front of a sparkling Christmas tree.

Photos of Maggie and Thalia Hakin show cherub-faced sisters smiling from ear to ear. Picture: Supplied

Now Maggie, 9, will be left to go through life without her big sister by her side after ­Thalia was killed in Friday’s Bourke St massacre.

The 10-year-old died on ­Friday after Dimitrious ­Gargasoulas, 26, allegedly drove a car into lunchtime crowds both at the Bourke St Mall and further up the street.

Another photo of the happy girl shows her dressed up in a pink princess outfit.

Thalia Hakin in a pink princess outfit. Picture: Supplied

The Beth Rivkah College pupil was remembered as a friendly and diligent student.

Principal Rabbi Yehoshua Smukler said Thalia was a kind and caring sister to Maggie.

“She was really doting ... she would come to check on her sister every day,” he said.

A classmate paid tribute to her 10-year-old friend.

“She was always happy and knew how to make people smile,” the student said.

Thalia’s Jewish community held a service for her and all the other victims on Sunday evening, to pray for the five dead and a speedy recovery for the injured.

Thalia Hakin in fancy dress as Julia Gillard. Picture: Supplied

Thalia Hakin. Picture: Supplied

Her family was not there, with mother Nathalie Hakin also fighting for life in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Her husband, Tony Hakin, continues to keep a vigil for her and care for Maggie, who ­remains in the Royal Children’s Hospital recovering from serious limb injuries.

Rabbi Daniel Rabin, president of Rabbinical Council of Victoria, told hundreds of people at a St Kilda East service it was important to send healing prayers to the family.

Two of Thalia’s friends spoke of their friend, a man who had been at the service, which was closed to media, told the Herald Sun.