New Zealand has been shaken to its core as Hakyung Lee, the mother responsible for the horrifying “suitcase murders,” was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Lee murdered her two young children and hid their bodies inside suitcases, which she then left in a storage locker where they remained undiscovered for four years — a revelation that stunned the nation and the world.

Investigations revealed that Lee committed the unthinkable crime shortly after the death of her husband in 2017. Struggling with overwhelming grief and expressing suicidal thoughts, she carried out the killings before attempting to erase all traces of her children’s existence. For years, the suitcases sat silently in storage, holding a secret too dark for anyone to imagine until their eventual discovery.

With Lee now facing life behind bars, the community is left grappling with the haunting details of a case that has become one of the most disturbing in New Zealand’s history. How could a family tragedy spiral into something so shockingly tragic? Visit www.jocomms.com for more news.