MALAYSIA’S high-profile trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went into recess yesterday until January 22.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong are accused of smearing a nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam’s face in a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur on February 13.

The two are the only suspects in custody, though prosecutors claim four North Koreans who have since fled to Pyongyang were involved.