The house in Auckland, New Zealand, where the remains of minors were found in two suitcases.
A New Zealand family who came home with a trailer full of items sold at auction from a warehouse made a macabre discovery. Of all the elements, they found out two suitcases inside which were the remains of two children between five and ten years.
The incident was officially reported on Thursday by the police of that oceanic country, who opened a murder investigation after finding these human remains in two suitcases of similar size in Auckland, on 11 August.
Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua was tasked with adding a fact that makes this horror story even more horrifying: 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.
Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua provided terrifying details on the tragic case in New Zealand.
The police made it clear the buying family was not connected to the murderbut he was “understandably saddened by the discovery” and 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 place, nor if they had a family connection between them.
Both the deposit and the house from which the bags were obtained are being examined by forensic experts.
family neighbors assured in dialogue with local media that perceived an “unpleasant odor” coming from the property before the arrival of the security forces. In fact, one of them is a former crematory worker, who said the smell was “immediately recognizable”.
The priority is to confirm the identity of the victims
Vaaelua pointed out that the New Zealand police are working with the international agency Interpol, suspected by the police the relatives of the victims are in New Zealand.
The inspector sympathized with them because they might not have known that the children were dead. “We are doing our best to identify the victims … What I can say is that we are making excellent progress with the DNA investigation,” she said.
The local neighbors perceived an “unpleasant smell” in the days preceding the discovery of the bodies in the suitcases.
“The investigation team is working very hard to hold the person or persons responsible for the deaths of these children accountable,” he added.
As it was learned, the police continued to carry out the relevant investigations on the bodies of minors and used DNA test to try to establish the identity of the victimswhich has become a priority for researchers.
With information from AFP.
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Source: Clarin
