Posted on 03/15/2017 6:45:38 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Kim Jong Nam's identity confirmed using child's DNA: Malaysian DPM
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP, REUTERS) – Malaysia has used a DNA sample from Mr Kim Jong Nam’s child to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, deputy prime minister said on Wednesday (March 15).
Investigators “confirmed the identity of the body as Kim Jong Nam based on the sample obtained from his child”, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
It was unclear who among Mr Kim's children Datuk Seri Zahid was referring to.
Mr Kim Jong Nam was murdered on Feb 13, when two women smeared super toxic VX nerve agent on his face at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Seoul has blamed Pyongyang for his death, but the North has rejected those claims and has never confirmed the identity of the victim, who was carrying a passport bearing the name of Kim Chol when he was attacked.
No next-of-kin has come forward to claim the body.
Malaysia officially confirmed his identity on Friday, but refused to say whether authorities had obtained a DNA sample from a next-of-kin.
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It was unclear who among Mr Kim’s children Datuk Seri Zahid was referring to. ......................... This is great, I wonder how much it will cost for an insurance policy for his kids? Little Kim’s new targets.
As if there was any doubt.
The plot thickens
I thought the question was how the killers bumped off Kim Jong-Nam, not the victim’s identity.
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