New Zealand family finds children’s bodies in abandoned bags
August 18, 2022, 2:00 pm

New Zealand family finds children’s bodies in abandoned bags

At least a dozen schools across New Zealand received bomb threats on Thursday (July 28) - Photo. Pixabay

A New Zealand family who bought some abandoned goods from a storage unit got home with their purchases to discover the bodies of two children hidden in two suitcases, police said Thursday (August 18), the Associated Press reported.

Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua said, the children were between 5 and 10 years old, had been dead for a number of years, and the suitcases had been in storage for at least three or four years.

He said the investigation was in its early stages but would be rigorous. “This includes establishing where, when and how,” Vaaelua told journalists in Auckland.

The family had purchased the personal and household items in an online auction and hauled them home last week. Vaaelua emphasized they had nothing to do with the deaths and had been understandably distressed by their discovery.

Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. Photo. Pixabay

Police first set up a crime scene at the Auckland home last week and opened a homicide investigation, but had declined to go into the details of the case until Thursday.

Vaaelua said identification procedures for the children were ongoing but that they have relatives living in New Zealand.

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He also said police had contacted Interpol and overseas policing agencies — a possible indication police might believe the suspect or suspects are now living abroad.

Vaaelua said: “The investigation team is working very hard to hold accountable the person or persons responsible for the deaths of these children."

He said it was a difficult case for the investigative team.

“No matter how many years you serve and investigate horrific cases like this, it’s never an easy task,” he said. “I myself am a parent of young kids. But we have a job to do.”

Source: ap

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