Assassinated North Korean lived quiet, but open life in Macau


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Feb 2017

A general view of oceanfront villas, one of which is believed to be one of the former homes of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Macau, China February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

MACAU (Reuters) - Before he was killed in Malaysia, Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, lived quietly in the Asian gambling hub of Macau, avoiding controversy and seemingly relaxed about personal safety, according to sources close to him.

One veteran casino industry source, who has known him for over a decade, said he last met the affable, portly Kim at the Four Seasons Hotel in Macau last month, when he was eating cake and having a drink in the lobby coffee shop.

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