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Mum gets life sentence for murdering children, hiding bodies in suitcase

Mum gets life sentence for murdering children, hiding bodies in suitcase

Update: 2025-11-26
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A mother convicted of murdering her two young children will remain behind bars for at least 17 years, after her sentencing in Auckland today. Hakyung Lee was found guilty by a jury of murdering eight-year-old Yuna Jo and six-year-old Minu Jo earlier this year. She concealed their bodies inside suitcases, hidden inside a storage locker, before leaving the country. The children were discovered almost four years later after the contents of the locker was bought in an online auction. At sentencing, Lee's family spoke of the immense anguish the murders have caused. Finn Blackwell reports.
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Mum gets life sentence for murdering children, hiding bodies in suitcase

Mum gets life sentence for murdering children, hiding bodies in suitcase