Coverage dated September 22, 2025

A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases

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A jury in New Zealand has found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict on Tuesday meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers for Hakyung Lee, who fled to So…

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  1. The Boston Globe

    A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving them in suitcases (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The verdict meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers for Hakyung Lee, who fled to South Korea after the killings before being extradited to face trial.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    A New Zealand woman is convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A jury in New Zealand has found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict on Tuesday meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers for Hakyung Lee, who fled to So…

  3. The Guardian

    Mother in New Zealand’s ‘suitcase murders’ found guilty of killing her two children (opens The Guardian)

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    The bodies of Hakyung Lee’s children were discovered inside suitcases bought at a storage unit auction in Auckland in August 2022

  4. East Idaho News

    New Zealand woman convicted of murdering her 2 children and leaving their bodies in suitcases (opens East Idaho News)

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    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers for …

  5. Al Jazeera

    New Zealand mother guilty of killing her children, hiding bodies in luggage (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hakyung Lee, 45, found guilty of killing her children, Minu Jo, 6, and Yuna Jo, 8, and hiding bodies in storage.

  6. CBS News

    New Zealand woman convicted of murdering her 2 young children, leaving their bodies in suitcases (opens CBS News)

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    Hakyung Lee was found guilty of murdering her two young children, whose remains were found in suitcases, by a jury in New Zealand that rejected her insanity defense.

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