Kim Jong-nam: Second woman arrested over airport poisoning

Mr Kim was attacked as he waited to board a flight to Macau

A second woman has been arrested in the connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Mr Kim died on Monday after apparently being poisoned while waiting to board a flight in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Police say they have now finished their post-mortem examination of his body, though the results have not yet been made public.

North Korean embassy vehicles were seen leaving the Kuala Lumpur hospital late on Wednesday

One woman, travelling on a Vietnamese passport, is due to appear in court. The inspector general of the Royal Malaysia police, Sri Khalid Bin Abu Bakar, said the second woman was detained on Thursday over the death of "a Korean male".


She was identified from airport CCTV footage and had an Indonesian passport. Malaysia has yet to formally confirm that the dead man, who was travelling under the name Kim Chol, is Kim Jong-nam, but South Korea says it is certain.

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There is widespread speculation that North Korea was behind the killing, but there has been no confirmation.
North Korea is on Thursday celebrating what would have been the 75th birthday of Kim Jong-il, the late leader and father of both Kim Jong-nam and Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un was seen attending a ruling party meeting on Wednesday. Footage aired on state media showed him grim-faced, reported South Korea's Yonhap news agency, and he did not wave when he left, as is customary.