A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered.

With their verdict, the jury at the High Court in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, rejected a defense of insanity that was argued for by the legal team of Hakyung Lee, who fled to South Korea after the killings but was extradited to face trial. The verdict was handed down just hours after jurors were sent to deliberate behind closed doors on Tuesday.

Lee was charged with killing Minu Jo, 6, and Yuna Jo, 8, in June 2018. The children's remains were found inside luggage in an abandoned storage unit in Auckland in August 2022.

Hakyung Lee stands in the dock at the High Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 8,

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