Women charged with North Korean's murder leave court in bullet-proof vests

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Women charged with North Korean's murder leave court in bullet-proof vests

 By Rozanna Latiff | KUALA LUMPUR

Malaysia on Wednesday charged two women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, with murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader in a bizarre airport assassination using a super-toxic nerve agent that killed in minutes.

Siti Aishah, a 25-year-old mother of one from Jakarta, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from rural northern Vietnam, could be hanged if they are convicted of the killing of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13.

Police brought the two women to court handcuffed. As they left, they were made to wear bullet-proof vests, reflecting Malaysian authorities' fears that others involved in the killing could want the women silenced.

Continued: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-malaysia-kim-court-idUSKBN16832T