Three held over death of Kim’s half-brother

Malaysia: Two women and a man arrested for alleged murder

Malaysian authorities have made two more arrests over the death of the North Korean leader’s halfbrother, who was reportedly poisoned by a pair of female assassins as he waited for a flight in Kuala Lumpur.

Investigators are trying to piece together details of the death, which set off a torrent of speculation over whether Kim Jong Un dispatched a hit squad to kill his estranged older sibling, Kim Jong Nam.

Known for his love of gambling and casinos, Kim Jong Namhad lived abroad for years, aware he was a hunted man.

Three suspects, two women and a man, were arrested separately on Wednesday and yesterday.

The women were identified using surveillance videos from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where Kim Jong Nam, who was 45 or 46, suddenly fell ill on Monday morning.

Malaysian officials said he died on the way to hospital after telling medical workers at the airport that he had been sprayed with a chemical.

Multiple South Korean media reports, citing unidentified sources, said two women believed to be North Korean agents killed him with some kind of poison before fleeing in a taxi.

One of the female suspects had Vietnamese travel documents and was picked up on Wednesday at the budget terminal of the airport, the same place where the suspected attack took place.

The other woman held an Indonesian passport and was arrested early yesterday.

Indonesian diplomats met that suspect and confirmed she is an Indonesian citizen, officials said.

Authorities identified her as Siti Aisyah, 25, originally from Serang in Banten, a province that neighbours the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

Indonesian immigration office spokesman Agung Sampurno said officials from the Indonesian embassy in Kual a Lumpurmet the woman in Selangor state, where she is being held, and ensured she is in a safe condition.

“They were allowed to see her but cannot ask any questions,” said Mr Sampurno.

“However, the team can confirm that Aisyah is Indonesian.”

News of the third arrest came yesterday.

Police said they had detained a Malaysian man who was believed to be the boyfriend of the Indonesian suspect.

SUSPECT: A woman, fourth left, under arrest, is escorted by Malaysian officials to a car in Kuala Lumpur yesterday