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Mother on Trial for Murdering Children Found in Suitcases

9/12/2025

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In New Zealand, a family found the decomposed bodies of two children, aged 6 and 8, in suitcases after buying a storage unit at auction.
Hakyung Lee, 44, is on trial for the 2018 murders of her children, Yuna Jo and Minu Jo.
Prosecutors claim she drugged them with Nortriptyline before their deaths, with toxicology tests confirming traces of the drug.
Lee allegedly expressed a wish for the family to die together, while her attorney argues she was insane during the murders.
The trial is set to last four weeks.

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Story summary

In New Zealand, a family found the decomposed bodies of two children, aged 6 and 8, in suitcases after buying a storage unit at auction.
Hakyung Lee, 44, is on trial for the 2018 murders of her children, Yuna Jo and Minu Jo.
Prosecutors claim she drugged them with Nortriptyline before their deaths, with toxicology tests confirming traces of the drug.
Lee allegedly expressed a wish for the family to die together, while her attorney argues she was insane during the murders.
The trial is set to last four weeks.