‘Identities’ of four suspects still at large revealed

SHAH ALAM: The “identities” of four men still at large and charged together with the two women accused in the murder of Kim Chol have been revealed before the High Court.

Investigating officer Asst Supt Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz said based on investigation, the four men were known as Mr Chang, James, Mr Y and Hanamori ( who is also known as grandpa or uncle).

According to the witness, the names were retrieved from both the women – Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong.

“Based on CCTV footage, Doan moved with a man wearing a black shirt, who was Mr Y and who dabbed liquid on her hand.

“His role was also to buy a taxi ticket for Siti Aisyah,” he said.

ASP Wan Azirul said another man, Mr Chang, wore a black cap and met Siti Aisyah at the Bibik Heritage restaurant.

“Mr Chang’s role was to dab liquid on Siti Aisyah’s hand. Meanwhile, Hanamori acted as the individual who gave orders to Mr Y. James’ role was to recruit Siti Aisyah,” the witness said yesterday.

ASP Wan Azirul was testifying at the trial of Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnamese Doan, 28, who are charged with four others still at large, with the murder of Kim Chol at the departure hall of KLIA2 at 9am on Feb 13.

Kim Chol is the alias used by Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, when he travelled.

Nor Aidora Saedon, 44, from the Chemistry Department’s forensic DNA section, testified that she had run an analysis on case items, including a sanitary pad and a pullover she received from ASP Wan Azirul.

“The analysis showed one DNA profile of a woman obtained from blood traces on a sanitary pad and a trace DNA (DNA obtained on contact) on a pullover,” she said.

Nor Aidora said the DNA profile from the sanitary pad matched the trace DNA from the pullover labelled as “Doan Thi Huong”.

The analyst, however, did not find DNA profile on Siti Aisyah’s scarf.

She explained that this could be because of DNA degradation due to several factors such as extreme humidity, high heat or exposure to other chemical compounds that could have unravelled the DNA.

The hearing continues on Oct 24.