Jock Zonfrilo’s family confirmed the news of his death on Monday and said in a statement: ‘Husband, father, brother, son and irreplaceable friend passed away in Melbourne on Sunday.
The cause of death has not been revealed, but Britain’s ‘The Guardian’ newspaper quoted a Victoria Police spokesman as saying the death had not been treated as ‘suspicious’ and that a medical report -legal would be prepared.
The British Daily Mail reported that the beloved cook’s body was found in a luxury hotel in Melbourne, and the circumstances surrounding his death are still a mystery, especially as hotel management deny he died there. -down.
“With completely broken hearts and not knowing how we can navigate life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday (Monday),” Zonfrilo’s family added in their statement.
“So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told (about him), but right now we’re too immersed to put it into words.”
And the statement continued: “For those who crossed his path, became his friends or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scotsman in your hearts.”
It should be noted that the new season of “MasterChef Australia” was supposed to air on Monday evening, but the network “Network 10” on which the program is broadcast has confirmed that it will not be broadcast this week, out of respect for the death of the to cook.
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