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Three Indonesians were victims of Friday's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. One confirmed death, two others remain hospitalized.
Lilik Abdul Hamid, a 50-year-old aviation engineer with Air New Zealand, who was previously presumed missing, was confirmed by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Saturday.
"Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihirojiun [We belong to God and to God we shall return]. My deepest condolences for the death of Bapak Lilik Abdul Hamid, an Indonesian citizen victim of the terrorist attack at Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch, "she wrote on her official Twitter account. She added that the Indonesian ambbadador to New Zealand was in Christchurch to badist Lilik's family.
A nephew of Lilik posted on Facebook his death, thanking everyone for his prayers and asking for forgiveness on behalf of the deceased.
According to other social media publications, Lilik is a valued member of the Indonesian community in Christchurch.
"Whenever Indonesian customers come to visit, including Ustaz [Islamic teachers], the deceased and his wife will always welcome them, not only to stay at home, but also to visit them, "wrote an Indonesian living in Christchurch.
Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon said Lilik has been a valued member of the airline's engineering team for 16 years.
"His loss will be deeply felt by the team," he said Sunday, quoted by nzherald.co.
"Lilik, his wife, Nina, and their children, Zhania and Gerin, are known and appreciated by our team of very united engineers and their families who are now doing everything in their power to support the family alongside from our management team and from the airline's special badistance team. "
Meanwhile, Zulfirman Syah and his two-year-old son Averroes were wounded in the attack on the nearby Linwood Mosque, but both were in a stable state on Saturday.
Zulfirman's wife, Alta Marie Sacra, said her husband had protected their son during the attack, causing him to suffer "much more serious injuries".
"He is in a stable state following the extensive exploratory and reconstructive surgery he underwent earlier today," wrote Alta on his Facebook page Saturday. "While he is still in the intensive care unit at this stage, he will be transferred to the General Division whenever it is deemed necessary. [likely in the next day or so]. "
She added that her son had also undergone minor surgery to extract a shrapnel and that he had been checked for internal injuries.
"He is recovering well and has been cheerful while entertaining the children's service staff with his talkative and energetic nature," she said.
A friend from Alta's has set up a GoFundMe page to cover the family's medical and household expenses.
Zulfirman, a native of Padang, in western Sumatra, graduated from the Indian Institute of Art (ISI) of Yogyakarta in 2006. Describing himself as "a father and a career artist of 20 years," he has been included in art exhibitions in Siena. Art Institute in Italy and National Art Museum of China in Beijing.
"For me, creating art is an expression of my soul born of my aesthetic experience," he wrote in his profile at the Saatchi Art online gallery. "With each new work, I strive to use my technique and my vision to have an impact on the evolution of the art."
Padang Mayor Mahyeldi Ansharullah visited Zulfirman's family in Nanggalo district on Saturday to pray for his recovery.
"We in Padang pray that Zulfirman Syah's second operation in New Zealand is going well," he said, quoted by tribunnews.com.
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