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A yr earlier than the our bodies of two youngsters have been present in suitcases, the stays have been moved between storage items on the identical Auckland facility, Stuff understands.
An individual with information of the transfer stated there have been useless flies and rats within the unit – however there was no scent or clues to boost the alarm.
At a press convention in August, Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua stated the youngsters, a boy and a lady who have been major school-aged, have been believed to have been useless for "plenty of years", probably three or 4, earlier than they have been discovered.
A 42-year-old lady was subsequently arrested in South Korea on two counts of homicide in September. The lady denied duty for his or her deaths, shouting "I did not do it", to ready Korean media.
Stuff understands the suitcases have been moved within the second half of 2021 between totally different storage items on the identical SafeStore Papatoetoe facility.
A spokesman from SafeStore stated the corporate didn't wish to remark "because the police have requested in order to not compromise any investigation in progress".
After being moved on the website, the suitcases holding the youngsters's stays have been then bought in a storage unit public sale with different gadgets, together with toys and furnishings, and moved to a Clendon Park dwelling in August 2022 earlier than being found by the unwitting household who gained the public sale.
A police spokesperson stated they may not touch upon questions put to them by Stuff.
Neighbours described seeing family members opening a suitcase, then standing again as if in shock.
Police and forensics descended on the house shortly afterward.
A neighbour stated the stays have been introduced again to the property on the trailer earlier than no matter was containing them was opened, releasing what they described as a "depraved scent" which might be detected from subsequent door.
As a former employee at Manukau crematorium, the neighbour recognised the character of the scent immediately.
"I knew right away, and I believed, 'The place is that coming from?'" he stated.
Police are but to make a proper utility for the girl's extradition, which needs to be finished earlier than October 30 as per the New Zealand-South Korea extradition treaty.
After that, an extradition evaluation can be carried out on the Seoul Excessive Courtroom, which might resolve whether or not to extradite the girl to New Zealand.
Stuff reported in August that the daddy of the youngsters had died in 2017, a yr earlier than the mom is believed to have arrived in South Korea.
The youngsters have been aged 5 and eight on the time of his demise.