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It took just over three hours for a jury to find Hakyung Lee guilty of murdering her two young children - 8-year-old Yuna Jo and 6-year-old Minu Jo

23 September 2025

It took just over three hours for a jury to find Hakyung Lee guilty of murdering her two young children - 8-year-old Yuna Jo and 6-year-old Minu Jo

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Hakyung Lee found guilty over deaths of children found in Auckland storage unit suitcases
	23 Sep: Hakyung Lee admitted to giving her two children an overdose of prescription medicine before changing her name and leaving New Zealand.... more

Name suppression's been extended for a senior first responder accused of child exploitation offences
	23 Sep: Name suppression's been extended for a senior first responder accused of child exploitation offences... more

The defence in the Loafers Lodge fire trial claims a jury would be engaging in "massive guesswork and speculation" should they side with the Crown
	23 Sep: The defence in the Loafers Lodge fire trial claims a jury would be engaging in "massive guesswork and speculation" should they side with the Crown... more

Christchurch Police have released photos of a backpack and its contents, found with an unidentified man's body in Heathcote Valley
	23 Sep: Christchurch Police have released photos of a backpack and its contents, found with an unidentified man's body in Heathcote Valley... more

A homicide investigation continues after a murder charge was withdrawn in High Court in Wellington
	23 Sep: A homicide investigation continues after a murder charge was withdrawn in High Court in Wellington... more

The defence is closing its case in the High Court in Wellington today, in the month-long trial of the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire
	23 Sep: The defence is closing its case in the High Court in Wellington today, in the month-long trial of the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire... more

A jury's been told the crown case against murder accused Hakyung Lee relies too heavily on potentials, to rule out Lee's insanity defense
	22 Sep: A jury's been told the crown case against murder accused Hakyung Lee relies too heavily on potentials, to rule out Lee's insanity defense... more

A jury's heard that escape was impossible for the five people who were killed in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington
	22 Sep: A jury's heard that escape was impossible for the five people who were killed in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington... more

A 19-year-old's been charged with murder following the death of a man in Auckland's Otara last month
	22 Sep: A 19-year-old's been charged with murder following the death of a man in Auckland's Otara last month... more

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