Bodies found in auctioned suitcases

WELLINGTON: The remains of two children have been found in two suitcases bought at auction in New Zealand, local police said yesterday, vowing to track down those responsible for the deaths.

Police said the bodies were likely to have been in storage for several years, and the victims are thought to have been between five and 10 years old when they died. The children were concealed in suitcases of similar size, he said.

The remains were only found when an unsuspecting family bought a trailer-load of items being auctioned off in bulk from a storage unit in South Auckland. Police said the family were not connected to the homicide.