SHAH ALAM - Evidence gathered clearly shows that two foreign women had wiped highly toxic liquid, the nerve agent VX, on the face of Kim Chol or Kim Jong-nam, the estranged elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, killing him, the High Court here heard today.
Selangor Prosecution director, Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad said the prosecution would provide evidence that the deceased (Kim Jong-nam) was at the Departure Hall of klia2, where the first accused, Indonesian national Siti Aisyah, 25, and the second accused, Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 28, had approached the deceased and wiped the lethal liquid on his face and eyes.
"Expert testimony will be presented to prove that the effects of the toxic nerve agent VX had caused his death and the chances for him to be saved was slim," he said in the prosecution's opening statement on the first day of the trial of Siti Aisyah and Doan for the alleged murder.
Both women were charged with four others still at large with killing Kim Chol, 45, at the Departure Hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) at 9 am on Feb 13, 2017.
Muhamad Iskandar said the actions of the two accused showed intent to cause the death of the North