US EditionA New Zealand Woman Is Convicted of Murdering Her 2 Children and Leaving Their Bodies in Suitcases
Jury rejected insanity defense after two hours, finding Lee acted knowingly to kill her children and conceal their bodies in suitcases for four years, prosecutors said it was a calculated act.
- A jury in New Zealand found Hakyung Lee guilty of murdering her two children, Minu Jo and Yuna Jo, and leaving their bodies in suitcases.
- The High Court in Auckland rejected the insanity defense presented by Lee's lawyers during the trial.
- The children were killed in June 2018, and their remains were discovered in August 2022.
- Hakyung Lee was extradited from South Korea in November 2022 to face the charges.
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der Standard DEIn 2018, a woman murdered her children in New Zealand. They were not discovered until 2022 as a result of a forced auction.
Seven years after committing a double infanticide that shook New Zealand, Hakyung Lee, a woman of South Korean origin, was convicted on September 23, 2025 for the murder of her two six- and eight-year-old children.The events occurred in 2018, when the mother administered a drug overdose to minors and then hid their bodies in suitcases, which remained hidden until they were discovered four years later during an online auction.After the crime, Lee…
A New Zealand woman who killed her children and hid the bodies in suitcases has been found guilty of murder.
He Killed His Two Sons and Hid Them in Suitcases: the Bodies Remained Hidden in a Trunk for 4 Years.
Hakyung Lee was convicted in New Zealand. 8- and 6-year-olds were drugged and killed.
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