THE prosecution team in the Kim Jong-nam murder trial brought blood, urine and liquid samples tainted with VX, a chemical they claim caused the death of the North Korean.

Public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said as many as 10 samples will be exhibited in the Shah Alam courtroom today, which marks the third day of the trial.

Reporters covering the trial in the courtroom have been asked to wear face masks to minimise the risk of exposure to the nerve agent, which the United Nations has classified as a weapon of mass destruction.

Today’s trial will proceed with the testimony and cross-examination of head of the Forensic Pathology Department at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood, who performed the autopsy on Kim.

Two experts on toxicity are also expected to take the witness stand.

Two suspects – Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong – have been charged with murder and stand to face the mandatory death sentence if found guilty.

Kim was murdered at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 on February 13.

On the first day of the trial, the court heard that Kim was still alive but exhibited symptoms of having a seizure when he was brought to the airport clinic shortly after he was attacked.

Upon his arrival at Hospital Putrajaya in an ambulance, medical officers could no longer detect any vital sign.

Yesterday, the defence went on the offensive, trying to establish that the two suspects had not been in physical contact with the VX nerve agent. – October 4, 2017.