Doan, 29, who came to Malaysia with Hanamori and Ri Ji Hyon, known as “Mr Y”, via a Vietnam Airlines flight from the Noi Bao Airport, stayed in two rooms on the fifth floor of the Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, from Jan 3 to 5 last year.

Doan’s counsel, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, said this when reading out her cautioned statement on the 33rd day of trial for Doan and Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 26. The two women are charged with four others still at large with murdering Jong Nam at the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) at 9am on Feb 13, 2017.

In the cautioned statement, Doan said Mr Y directed her to carry out the first prank by saying “Hello” and giving a surprise kiss to a European man at a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 5. However, the prank did not succeed as the man reprimanded Doan and told her that she had mistaken him for someone else.

“After that, I returned to Vietnam the same day, but Hanamori and Mr Y stayed behind, and I don’t know how many days they stayed in the country. I was paid US$20 for the failed prank and US$250 for my January salary by Mr Y.”

According to the cautioned statement, Doan travelled to Malaysia for a second time on Feb 4, 2017 with Mr Y via a Malaysia Airlines flight. She stayed at the Pearl International Hotel until Feb 6 to carry out more pranks.

All these matters were agreed to by the ninth witness, investigating officer ASP Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz.

Wan Azirul told the court that he disagreed with Hishyam that the investigation carried out was defective, biased and not free.

Hisyam then asked Wan Azirul if he knew that Doan had gone to Cambodia with Mr Y and Hanamori but had not carried out any pranks there. Wan Azirul said yes, based on the accused’s conversation.

Wan Azirul said he had not gone to Cambodia to investigate the matter because it was not important for him.

The hearing before judge Azmi Ariffin continues on March 20.