Man who died in South Korea laid to rest in Tawau
Published on: Friday, March 12, 2021
By: Bernama
Traders in South Korea helped to raise funds to send Muhmmad Khairul’s body home. (Pic: OMM)
TAWAU: The body of Muhammad Khairul Anas Abdu Gapal who died in Gwangju, South Korea, on Feb 26, was laid to rest at the Kampung Titingan Muslim Cemetery here at 9.30pm Wednesday night.His brother Hazlan Abdu Gapal, when met by reporters after the funeral expressed his gratitude to all parties involved in the process of bringing home the remains of Muhammad Khairul Anas, 31.
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“My brother was so blessed to be surrounded by kind-hearted people, including the second-hand clothes traders in Gwangju, even though he had only worked there for less than two years,” he said.
It was previously reported that the second-hand clothes traders who organised a charity sale to raise funds to bring home the body of Muhammad Khairul Anas, has managed to collect RM76,430.
Meanwhile, Hazlan said the decision to bring the body back to Tawau for the burial process was a difficult one to make and many had questioned it.
“Before making this decision, we have considered many things, including the yearly funeral cost of RM10,000 that we have to pay (if Muhammad Khairul Anas’s body was buried in South Korea) and we cannot afford it,” he said, adding that the post-mortem results showed that his brother’s cause of death was due to intestinal obstruction.
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