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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Law and Order articles  Law and Order
    Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders'
     26 November 2025
    A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker is sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.
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    A man's appearing in court today charged with arson - over a large fire at a plastic recycling business south-west of Auckland, at Waiuku, on Monday night
    26 Nov: A man's appearing in court today charged with arson - over a large fire at a plastic recycling business south-west of Auckland, at Waiuku, on Monday night... more
    A judge has sent a mother to jail for life - for murdering her children and storing their bodies in an Auckland lock-up
    26 Nov: A judge has sent a mother to jail for life - for murdering her children and storing their bodies in an Auckland lock-up... more
    The prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord, has been warned by the Parole Board, for threatening his victims
    26 Nov: The prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord, has been warned by the Parole Board, for threatening his victims... more
    New Zealand drivers appear to be more confident on the roads - with help from technology
    26 Nov: New Zealand drivers appear to be more confident on the roads - with help from technology... more
    A woman who burned down her Wairarapa accommodation when asked to leave, has been jailed for nine years
    26 Nov: A woman who burned down her Wairarapa accommodation when asked to leave, has been jailed for nine years... more
    A rahui is in place, after the death of a man at Christchurch's Lake Rua on Sunday
    26 Nov: A rahui is in place, after the death of a man at Christchurch's Lake Rua on Sunday... more
    An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July
    26 Nov: An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July... more
    Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis
    25 Nov: Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis... more
    Police are treating a fire over the weekend at G.A.Y nightclub on Auckland's Karangahape Road as suspicious
    25 Nov: Police are treating a fire over the weekend at G.A.Y nightclub on Auckland's Karangahape Road as suspicious... more

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    Law and Order:
    Mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand's 'suitcase murders' 13:07

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    Entertainment:
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    Business:
    A man's appearing in court today charged with arson - over a large fire at a plastic recycling business south-west of Auckland, at Waiuku, on Monday night 11:57

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    Law and Order:
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