Lim said support should be given carefully, prioritising the victim’s safety, as this could be crucial in helping someone seek protection.
She said domestic violence was not a private matter that should be hidden or endured alone.
“It is a serious form of violence and cannot be normalised under any circumstances,” she said in a statement on Thursday.
Lim was commenting on the death of Penang-born Tan Kah Ming, 28, in Perth, Australia, in an alleged case of family and domestic violence.
Australian media reported that paramedics found Tan unresponsive at a house in Taree Street in St James, in Perth’s southeastern suburbs on August 26.
She was taken to Royal Perth Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
