According to Newshub, police could be dealing with multiple sets of remains, which were found zipped up in suitcases inside a storage container. The incident, first reported by the BBC, began when the family bought a trailer full of goods from a local storage facility in South Auckland on August 11.
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Local media reports that the suitcases were sold in an effort to clear out an abandoned locker. Det. Insp. Tofilau Famanuia Vaaelua told the media that the discovery was made after the family brought the goods back to their home and deposited them on their front lawn. Story continues below ad Neighbors told New Zealand’s Stuff news agency that almost immediately they started smelling a strong “rotten” smell and police were called. “I could smell it here. I thought it was a dead cat or something. That Thursday (before the police came),” an unnamed neighbor told the New Zealand Herald, adding that as a pig hunter he is very familiar with the smell of rotting animals. “They brought it back on a trailer. How did they not get the smell?’ asked.
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Police have yet to confirm how many bodies were found at the “unknown property” but said they were investigating and that the people who bought the auction items “are not believed to be involved in the incident”. A former police investigator told the Herald that New Zealand’s small size and population means there is a better chance of finding who was responsible for placing the remains in the suitcase and other possible crimes behind the discovery. “It’s a small country. We have very few unsolved murders, we have a handful, you can count them. So I’m very optimistic,” Lance Burdett said. Story continues below ad
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However, he also said there is also a good chance the responsible party is far away – possibly living elsewhere in the country or even overseas. “But then again, you leave a mark … somebody’s going to brag,” Burdett added. “Somewhere there will be a record”: Ex-cop investigation into body in suitcases pic.twitter.com/fsx8wI08tw — nzherald (@nzherald) August 16, 2022 On Monday, police issued a new statement, obtained by CBS News, saying the department believes “there is a great deal of public interest” but that “there are still a number of investigations that need to be conducted before police can comment further.” ». Story continues below ad Meanwhile, a family member who lived at the property where the discovery was made told the Herald that the family had briefly left town after the find last Thursday. He told the agency that they were “doing well” but were trying to avoid public scrutiny and attention. 1:35 Indiana police appeal for information after 5-year-old boy’s body found in ‘Las Vegas’ suitcase Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
