The mother of two children found dead in two suitcases in New Zealand has pleaded not guilty

Mother of two minors, whose The remains were found hidden in two suitcases In August 2022announced earlier this Wednesday Court Who will taste from New Zealand”InnocenceDuring the murder trial.

A woman named 42 yearsThe man, whose identity has not been released, appeared briefly today at an administrative hearing in the Auckland High Court ahead of a four-week trial in the same case, which he faces from April 29, 2024.

“I didn’t, that’s the truth. I will prove my innocence“The defendant told Judge Graham Long as he was led from court to his room in handcuffs, Radio New Zealand reported today.

Female, born South Korea And who managed to obtain a New Zealand passport by staying in the Maritimes, was on the stand during today’s preliminary hearing. Bow your head And closing his eyes, the station was added.

The mother of these two minors – is believed to have been in between Five and ten years At the time of their death – was Deported From South Korea to New Zealand, at the end of last November, it will be implemented by the New Zealand Department of Justice.

She was charged Murder of two childrenWhose bodies were found in two suitcases in August 2022, where they are believed to have remained. for many yearsA New Zealand abandoned property is said to have been bought at auction.

Investigations related to this case inform the woman They returned to their own country In the second half of 2018 – presumably a year later Death of her husband – Without logout.

From that day he lived Seoul Other cities he was in earlier this year, when he moved to an apartment in the city of Ulsan, about 300 kilometers from the South Korean capital. He was arrested by South Korean authorities In mid-September last, he was deported to New Zealand two months later.

Last December, counsel appearing for the defendant In prison Since he was handed over, he has been his client “Not guilty“The murder of her children.