Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother | By birth, not by weight... |
Yonhap news said Kim Jong-nam, who is believed to be in his 40s, was killed on Monday morning in Kuala Lumpur.
Quoting government sources, other media reports claim Mr Kim died after being jabbed by a poisoned needle by two women in the city's airport.
| So he was smart enough not to eat the sushi but not smart enough to stay away from a pretty girl... |
| Any direct flights to Pyongyang? Or to Beijing with a connector? |
Mohmad Salleh, the Malaysian CID director, told the Telegraph: "Kim Jong Nam was feeling unwell on Monday morning while he was waiting for a flight to Macau at KLIA.
"He was taken to KLIA clinic for further treatment, but because of the condition he was in, he was rushed to Putrajaya hospital, but passed away soon after arriving.
"Police have classified the death of Kim Jong Nam as sudden death and are waiting for the full postmortem report to decide further action."
Abdul Aziz Ali, police chief for the Sepang district, said the man's identity was yet to be confirmed. However, he he been widely identified by South Korean media as Kim Jong-nam.
An employee in the emergency ward of Putrajaya hospital told Reuters that a deceased Korean who was born in 1970 and surnamed Kim had been taken there.
Continues, but you get the drift.