Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim said they had not received any reports so far regarding the discovery of bodies of women linked to the murder of Jong Nam, who is North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother.
“Where do they get such news? And what was their purpose spreading it? It is not true,” Noor Rashid said in a phone interview with FMT.
Yesterday, ABC News Seoul journalist Joohee Choo tweeted that the two female assassins responsible for Jong Nam’s death had been found dead.
In her tweet, Joohee said Malaysian police had reportedly found the bodies.
“I would have been notified if this was true,” Noor Rashid said.
However, news that the women have been discovered dead has been making the rounds on the social media.
According to The New Straits Times, Bloomberg business journalist Sam Kim also tweeted the same thing.
“It gets crazier: Two women suspected of killing Kim Jong Nam may have died, Yonhap reports, citing a Japanese official.”
Regarding Jong Nam’s remains, Noor Rashid said a post-mortem had been conducted. As of 11pm last night, though, he had yet to receive any reports on it.
“We are also waiting for the coroner’s report on the cause of death,” he said.
Noor Rashid added that police would wait for the doctor’s advice on the next course of action regarding the release of the body.
“Who knows what else the medical expert needs to do. Maybe we have to wait for the toxicology report or the pathologist report before we can release the body to the rightful party.”
Jong Nam, 46, was at klia2 on Monday, where he was scheduled to leave on a 9am flight to Macau, when two women came up from behind him and covered his face with a cloth before spraying his face with a liquid.
He approached a service counter seeking medical assistance, but died on the way to the hospital.
Police say they are awaiting the results of fingerprint and DNA tests before confirming the identity of the deceased. However, the man who was travelling under the name of Kim Chol has been widely established as Jong Nam, the eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
According to a source, Jong Nam usually used the name Kim Chol on his passport while travelling.