"A mother who murdered her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases stored inside a rented locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand. Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea, was found guilty earlier this year of killing her children in a crime that has become known as the suitcase murders. High court judge Geoffrey Venning sentenced Lee to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years, saying she had killed children who were particularly vulnerable."
"Lee killed her children, Minu Jo and Yuna Jo, aged six and eight, with an overdose of prescription medication in 2018. The bodies were not found until 2022, when an unsuspecting family pried open the contents of an abandoned storage locker they bought in an auction. Lee, who had long since changed her name and fled the country for South Korea, was extradited to face trial in New Zealand. More to follow"
Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea, was convicted of killing her two children, Minu Jo (age six) and Yuna Jo (age eight), in 2018 by administering an overdose of prescription medication. The children’s bodies were concealed in suitcases and stored in a rented storage locker. The remains were discovered in 2022 when a family opened an abandoned locker purchased at auction. Lee changed her name and fled to South Korea before the discovery; she was extradited to New Zealand to face trial. High court judge Geoffrey Venning sentenced Lee to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.
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