Overview
- The remains of Yuna Jo, 8, and Minu Jo, 6, were discovered in 2022 inside suitcases bought from an auction of a south Auckland storage unit.
- Prosecutors said the killings occurred in 2018; Lee admitted giving the antidepressant nortriptyline and placing the children’s bodies in luggage.
- The Crown argued her concealment of the bodies, continued storage, name change, and travel to South Korea showed she knew the acts were wrong.
- Lee was arrested in South Korea in 2022 and extradited to New Zealand; she represented herself at trial with the assistance of standby counsel.
- Justice Geoffrey Venning remanded her in custody for a 26 November sentencing, ordered mental‑health reports, and noted murder carries life imprisonment with a minimum 10 years before parole eligibility.