Woman in Kim Jong-nam assassination remanded for seven days


PETALING JAYA: The woman suspect in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigations.

The woman, 29, was caught on Wednesday at KL International Airport 2 when she tried to leave the country.

She was in possession of a Vietnam travel document bearing the name of 'Doan Thi Huong'.

Police arrested another woman suspect in the murder on Thursday.

Jong-nam, 45, was killed by two women who splashed his face with a chemical at the KLIA2 departure hall at about 9am on Monday. He was about to leave for Macau. The women later got into a taxi and fled.

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