Woman linked to children found dead in New Zealand suitcases located in South Korea, police say

South Korean police say they consider a attainable relative of two kids whose our bodies had been present in suitcases in New Zealand final week is probably going in South Korea.

Immigration data present that the unidentified lady in her 40s arrived in South Korea in 2018, however there was no file of her departure since, mentioned Park Seung-hoon, an official on the Nationwide Police Company in Seoul.

Park mentioned South Korean police have conveyed the data to New Zealand police after receiving a request for investigative assist. However South Korean police presently don’t have any authority to trace down the girl’s whereabouts or detain her as she stays a New Zealand citizen probably linked to a criminal offense that had occurred in New Zealand, Park mentioned.

It will be troublesome for South Korean police to pursue her except New Zealand formally requests for her extradition, which can occur if the investigation proceeds to a degree the place Interpol locations a pink discover in opposition to her, Park mentioned.

The lady was born in South Korea and later moved to New Zealand the place she gained citizenship. New Zealand police suspect the girl may very well be the mom of the youngsters discovered useless, as her previous deal with in New Zealand was registered to a storage unit the place the suitcases had been saved for years, based on Park.

The stays of the youngsters had been discovered final week in suitcases a New Zealand household bought from a web based public sale that concerned deserted items. The kids had been between 5 and 10 years outdated and had been useless for plenty of years, and the suitcases had been saved in storage for a minimum of three or 4 years, Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua mentioned.

Police have been checking hours of CCTV footage, however key moments may have already been erased because of the delay between when the victims died and the invention of the our bodies.

Each the storage unit and property the place the suitcases had been taken have been totally examined by forensic consultants.

Authorities in New Zealand reiterated final week that the household who discovered the our bodies weren’t related to the murder.

They’re receiving help to assist cope with the trauma, officers mentioned on the time.

AFP contributed to this report.