29-year-old Malaysian pharmacist murdered in Melbourne, Australian media reports


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KUALA LUMPUR: A 29-year-old Malaysian pharmacist working in Melbourne, Australia has been murdered, allegedly by a man believed to be suffering from schizophrenia.

Australia's 7News network reported that Leong Kum Chuan, who worked at a public health services company since 2021, was found dead by a colleague in his house in the Bellfield suburb near Ivanhoe, Melbourne at about 11.30am on Wednesday (Oct 23).

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