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Two female suspects in DPRK man's death to be charged

Xinhua, February 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

Malaysia's attorney general confirmed on Tuesday that the two women suspected of killing a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) man in Malaysia will be charged in court on Wednesday.

Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali said the two would be charged in a local court on Wednesday after the remand orders expires, the state news agency Bernama reported.

The two women, a Vietnamese and an Indonesian, was arrested following the death of a DPRK men on Feb. 13. They were caught by the surveillance footage of swapping the face of the victim. Police said the man was killed by VX nerve agent, a chemical weapon.

The two women said they were told to do a prank on the man, a claim rejected by the police. Enditem