The woman suspected of murdering two children and storing them in suitcases is one step closer to being extradited to New Zealand after the Korean Government confirmed it will move ahead with the next step in the extradition proces
New Zealand Minister of Justice Kiri Allen originally submitted the extradition request earlier this year.
"Having thoroughly reviewed the request and a large pool of supporting evidence, the Ministry determined that this case satisfies the requirements of Extradition Request and there is probable cause to believe the suspect committed the extraditable crime," the South Korean Ministry of Justice said in a press release.
The Seoul High Prosecutors Office will subsequently file the request with the Seoul High Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction over extradition matters.
If the Seoul High Court approves extradition, the Minister of Justice will make a final decision on whether to surrender the person in "consideration of the national interests".
In September, South Korean police arrested the unidentified woman who was "hiding in an apartment" in the City of Ulsan.
The Korean Ministry of Justice received a request from New Zealand for her provisional arrest in connection with the death of the children.
The woman told Korean reporters as she was bundled into a car: "I didn't do it."
It was a major development almost 10,000 kilometres away from the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa where the children's bodies were first discovered in suitcases.
In August, the human remains of two primary school-aged children were discovered at an address on Moncrieff Ave in the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
Newshub later revealed the remains were unknowingly taken by a family to their Manurewa home who'd bid and won an auction for abandoned goods in a SafeStore Papatoetoe storage facility.
The children were aged between 5 and 10 years old, had been dead for a long time. Police said the suitcases had been in storage in Auckland for at least three or four years.
No details were provided about how the children died but police said the family who found the bodies were not connected to the deaths.
In September, South Korean police arrested the unidentified woman who was "hiding in an apartment" in the City of Ulsan.
The Korean Ministry of Justice received a request from New Zealand for her provisional arrest in connection with the death of the children.
The woman told Korean reporters as she was bundled into a car: "I didn't do it."
It was a major development almost 10,000 kilometres away from the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa where the children's bodies were first discovered in suitcases.
In August, the human remains of two primary school-aged children were discovered at an address on Moncrieff Ave in the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
Newshub later revealed the remains were unknowingly taken by a family to their Manurewa home who'd bid and won an auction for abandoned goods in a SafeStore Papatoetoe storage facility.
No details were provided about how the children died but police said the family who found the bodies were not connected to the deaths.
