KUALA LUMPUR—A Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un escaped the death penalty on April 1, after Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge against her.
Doan Thi Huong, 30, was offered an alternative charge of causing harm, which she pleaded guilty to. A judge sentenced her to more than three years in prison, though her lawyers said she could walk free as early as next month.
