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James Halpin
11:50, Sep 15 2022'
A woman arrested in South Korea over the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases was found “hiding in an apartment”, according to a translated version of South Korean website Chosun.com.
South Korean police have arrested the woman in relation to the remains, which were found on August 11 in Manurewa, south Auckland. She will face two charges of murder.
The 42–year old woman was arrested at 1am Korean time (4am NZ time) in Ulsan, a city on Korea’s south-east coast, according to YTN, a Korean 24-hour news channel.
New Zealand police would not confirm those details when asked about them.
According to South Korean news website Edaily, the woman was arrested after a “persistent pursuit”.
Local police said she was suspected of committing “crimes against humanity”.
They had made the arrest based on “close cooperation” with Interpol and New Zealand police and would continue to “strengthen” their cooperation, the website reported.
New Zealand have requested the woman be extradited back to Aotearoa to face the charges and remain in custody during the extradition process, a statement, released on Thursday morning, said.
The woman was arrested under a warrant from Korean Courts after police contacted Interpol.
Police said they were continuing inquiries in New Zealand.
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'Bodies in suitcases: Woman arrested in South Korea was found 'hiding in apartment' in Ulsan, faces NZ extradition'
'15 Sep, 2022 10:39 AM''The two children who died were a girl and a boy born in 2009 and 2012, the website reported. Their genders or date of birth have not been reported until now.'
'Korean police plan to hand over the woman to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and an extradition review will be conducted at Seoul High Court.'
At this High Court hearing it will be decided if the woman will be extradited back to New Zealand.'
'Police would not divulge details about when the woman was due to appear in court or when they hoped she would be expected back in New Zealand, or even if the police would be travelling to South Korea for upcoming court appearances.
There are a "number of inquiries to be completed both in New Zealand and overseas", NZ police said in a statement today.'
