RAWANG: The family of Ahmad Shah Ahmad Ros, the Malaysian who was fatally stabbed in South Korea, has expressed their gratitude after public donations to help repatriate his body reached about RM80,000 in a day.
Ahmad Shah's younger sister, Ain Sephia Fabian, 25, said the amount received via a fundraising campaign has now exceeded the estimated cost provided by the Malaysian Embassy in South Korea.
She said the embassy had previously estimated that the cost of managing and repatriating the 26-year-old's body to Malaysia would be between RM50,000 and RM70,000.
However, the final amount has yet to be confirmed as the family is still awaiting confirmation from the hospital.
"So far, the donations we have received have reached about RM80,000. On behalf of my family, I would like to thank everyone who has helped and contributed," Ain Sephia said when met at the family's home in Bandar Tasik Puteri here on Monday (July 27).
The family launched a public fundraising campaign on Sunday (July 26) to help cover expenses related to the management of Ahmad Shah's remains in South Korea.
The funds are expected to be used for hospital charges, documentation, transportation and the repatriation of the body to Malaysia.
Ahmad Shah, who had been working in South Korea for nearly seven years, was killed after he intervened in a fight involving a group of individuals in Daeso-eup, Eumseong County.
Following the incident, South Korean authorities detained a Malaysian man in his 40s, as well as several other Malaysians who witnessed the incident, to assist in the investigation.
The suspect is reportedly being investigated for murder and several other offences.
