The remains of two young children have been found inside a suitcase that was sold at an online auction. Police revealed today that the case, which had been left in a storage unit in South Auckland, New Zealand, contained the bodies of two children believed to be about primary school age.
The horror discovery was made on August 11, with the results of a post-mortem indicating that the youngsters may have died several years ago, South Auckland Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua said. Pathologists have determined that the youngsters were aged between five and ten, with authorities now trying to find out when, where and how they died.
Vaaelua added that police feel positive about the investigation into the storage unit, with "good progress" being made with DNA inquiries. He also suggested that the children have already been identified when he confirmed the victims' families are in New Zealand, the Mirror reports.
