Suspect of killing two children found inside suitcases has arrived in New Zealand to face justice

The prime suspect in the murder of two children, whose remains were found inside suitcases sold at auction, was extradited from South Korea to New Zealandwhere he is due to appear in court on Wednesday to face charges double homicide.

The New Zealand police reported Tuesday that “three officers traveled to South Korea to transfer the woman”, 43, who arrived at Auckland airport in the afternoon and from there taken to the Manukau police station.

Local press images showed the woman, identified by South Korean police by her last name lightwhen she was walking out of the Ulsan Police Station accompanied by policemen covering her head with a coat.

When consulted by journalists regarding her responsibility for the crime, she categorically denied it. “It wasn’t me‘ she said as she was being led to a police vehicle.

“We hope that the truth about this case, which has received worldwide attention, will be re-examined in a fair and rigorous judicial process in New Zealand,” the South Korean justice ministry said, handing over to the authorities fundamental evidence of the case.

The woman was arrested last September by the South Korean police in the Port of Ulsan, weeks after New Zealand authorities found the remains of two children believed to have been between the ages of five and ten when they died.

The bodies were found after a family bought a trailer full of items, including suitcases, at an abandoned goods auction in New Zealand.

New Zealand Police have suggested the bodies may have spent years in storage, complicating the investigation. Furthermore, he insisted that the family who found the bodies were not connected to the murders and that they have received support to deal with the trauma.

The macabre discovery

A New Zealand family arrived home on 18th August this year with a caravan full of items sold at auction from a warehouse he made a macabre discovery. Of all the elements, they discovered two suitcases containing the remains of two children between five and ten years.

Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua was tasked with adding information that made this horror story even more horrific: he pointed out that the bodies had probably been stored for several years inside the suitcases.

“The nature of this discovery brings some complexities to the investigation, especially given the length of time between the moment of death and the moment of discovery,” Vaaelua said.

The police made it clear the purchasing family was not connected to the murderbut she was “understandably upset by the discovery” and had asked for privacy.

The personal items found next to the suitcases are helping to find clues to identify the victims. It was not possible to establish the sex of the children in the first instance, nor was it possible to establish whether there were kinship ties between them.

family neighbors assured in the dialogue with the local media that perceived an “unpleasant smell” from the property before the arrival of the security forces. In fact, one of them is a former crematorium worker, who said the smell was “instantly recognisable”.

With information from AFP.

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