Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of the former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and the half brother of Kim Jong Un. (Reuters)This would fit with Kim Jong Un’s track record of getting rid of potential contenders for the leadership of North Korea. Jang was a mentor to Kim Jong Nam, who had previously been considered a possible leader in the three-generation communist dynasty. There were also reports that of an attempted break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam’s body is being held. The Chinese government had been protecting Kim Jong Nam and was widely thought to consider him a potential replacement for Kim Jong Un if he became intolerably hostile to Beijing.

Source: Washington Post February 24, 2017 01:48 UTC