Mother of children found dead in suitcases in New Zealand, South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) — A woman who is the mother of two surviving children Found in suitcases in New Zealand He was in South Korea earlier this month, a Seoul police official told CNN on Monday.

The agent said the New Zealand citizen arrived in South Korea in 2018 and has no record of her leaving the country since then.

According to the agent, the woman held Korean citizenship before acquiring New Zealand citizenship “a long time ago”. The official did not provide the woman’s name or other identifying details and could not confirm whether she was born in South Korea.

The agent said he did not know where he was. South Korean police have not opened their own investigation into the case, but are cooperating with New Zealand authorities through Interpol.

New Zealand Police started A murder investigation Earlier this month, a South Auckland family found human body parts among various items bought at an online auction at a warehouse.

According to New Zealand police, the children, probably between the ages of 5 and 10, had been dead for several years, perhaps three or four years.

New Zealand police said the family who bought the suitcases at auction were not under investigation.

New Zealand police told CNN on Monday that they could not confirm the details provided by South Korean police at this stage of the investigation.