Mohd Shah Saemin, 43, working as a Malaysian consulate driver was murdered yesterday in Sydney, Australia by two men believed to have ferociously stabbed and bashed him to death in a road rage incident.

According to The Star Newspaper the said victim was attacked when he reached home from work just after midnight on Sunday (21/02/2010).

Superintendent Shayne Woolbank said that road rage was a possible motif of the attack and believed that there may have been a traffic accident shortly before the victim reached his home on Marion Street.

"Mohd Shah Saemin recently became an Australian citizen and had worked as a consulate driver for three years. His untimely death came as a shock to us when we got news of it," said Mohd Nasir Abu, Malaysian consul general.

Both, Saemin Mo'ngin and Misnah Kasri, parents of Mohd Shah Saemin, were shocked to learn of their son's murder when they were informed early Tuesday (23/02/2010) morning by a friend of their son's. This was later confirmed by an embassy official in Australia.

"He had planned to return for the Hari Raya celebrations this year with the family. He was a good and loving son who called home every fortnight" said the victim's mother, Misnah Kasri.

The victim's ex-wife Jamalina Abdullah, an Australian visited the bereaved family and was seen comforting them.

The victim's parents hoped that the Australian police would arrest those responsible for their son's murder as soon as possible.

The Malaysian Foreign Minister offered condolences to the family further echoing their pleas for justice.

Mohd Shah's body will be flown back to Malaysia for burial.