Post-mortem: VX poison killed brother of North Korean leader
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian government pathologist testified Tuesday at the trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader that the banned VX nerve agent caused his death.
His report, submitted as evidence at the trial in Malaysia’s High Court, stated that VX was found not just on Kim Jong Nam’s face and eyes but also in his blood, urine, clothing and bag. The 11-page report said an examination of Kim’s body showed damage to his organs, including part of the brain, both lungs, his liver and spleen.
Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam pleaded not guilty on Monday, the trial’s first day, to killing Kim on Feb. 13 at a crowded Kuala Lumpur airport terminal. They are accused of wiping VX on Kim’s face in an assassination widely thought to have been orchestrated by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The women have said they thought they were playing a harmless prank for a hidden-camera TV show and were tricked by men suspected of being North Korean agents.