16 February 2017

News Story: Malaysian police arrest female suspect related to death of DPRK man

Kim Jong-Nam (Image: Flickr User - Conecta Abogados)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Malaysian police said Wednesday that a female suspect was arrested in the investigation related to the death of a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement that the suspect was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's second terminal, where the man looked for help after feeling unwell on Monday. He died on the way to hospital.

The female suspect, who was carrying a Vietnamese passport, was identified from the surveillance video footage at the airport, Khalid said, adding that the suspect was alone at the time of arrest.

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