The suspect who killed two children in some suitcases has been extradited to New Zealand

A 42-year-old woman deported from South Korea is due to appear in court to face charges of killing two children.

A 42 year old female He was extradited from South Korea to New Zealand, where he is due to appear in court on Wednesday Accused of killing two children Whose remains were found in suitcases sold at auction.

New Zealand police said on Tuesday “Three police officers went to South Korea To transfer the girl”, he arrived at Auckland Airport in the afternoon and was taken to the Manukau Police Station.

South Korea’s Ministry of Justice said it has also provided key evidence in the case to New Zealand authorities.

“We hope that the facts of this case, which has received global attention, will be reviewed in a fair and rigorous judicial process in New Zealand,” the ministry added in a statement.

The New Zealand woman, who is of Korean descent, is due to appear in court on Wednesday, a New Zealand police spokesman told AFP, noting that she must answer to two counts of murder.

South Korean police arrested the woman at the port of Ulsan in September, weeks after New Zealand authorities discovered the remains of the two children. They are believed to have been between five and 10 years old when they died.

Pictures from local press showed the woman, identified by South Korean police only by her surname Lee, leaving the Ulsan police station with guards covering her head with a coat.

Asked by reporters if she would admit to killing the children, the woman repeatedly said “I didn’t do it” as she was led away in a police vehicle.

bodies Found after a family He bought a trailer full of stuff, including suitcases Commodity auctions abandoned in New Zealand

New Zealand police say there may be bodies Saved over the yearsThis complicates the investigation.

Authorities have insisted that the family that found the bodies has nothing to do with the murder, nor is it connected Received support to cope with trauma.

After receiving a formal extradition request from New Zealand, South Korea’s justice ministry said it would do everything possible to transfer the woman “in accordance with the principles of the law”.