A woman believed to be the mother of two dead children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand has been arrested on charges of murder in South Korea at the request of New Zealand, police said on Thursday, September 15, in the two countries.
You are threatened with extradition proceedings.
“Police arrested the suspect at an apartment in Ulsan on Thursday after monitoring her whereabouts and CCTV footage.” the Seoul National Police Agency said in a statement.
She is said to have murdered her children in 2018
“The suspect is accused by New Zealand Police of murdering two of her children, aged 7 and 10, in the Auckland area around 2018.” the statement said, adding“She arrived in South Korea after the crime and has been in hiding there ever since.”
Yonhap News Agency said she is a New Zealand citizen who was born in South Korea.
The macabre discovery came last month. The suitcases were part of a trailer loaded with items bought by an unsuspecting family at an abandoned property auction in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city.
According to Auckland Police Officer Detective Inspector Tofilau Fa’amanuia Vaaelua, there are still a number of inquiries to be made, both in New Zealand and abroad “Very difficult investigation”.
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