PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra is providing consular support to the family of Leong Kum Chuan, the Malaysian pharmacist who was murdered in Melbourne, Australia.
"The Foreign Ministry is aware of the situation, and assistance is being given to the victim's family.
"The ministry also hopes that the media will respect the privacy of family members going through such a difficult time," it said in a statement on Sunday (Oct 27).
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Australia's 7News network reported that Leong, 29, 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).
The colleague had gone to look for Leong when he failed to show up for work.
The report added that a 54-year-old homeless man had been detained in connection with the case and charged in court the next day for Leong's murder.
Many of those close to Leong described him as "a talented leader and mentor for many of the company (Eastern Health)'s emerging pharmacists."
