The South Korean woman charged after the bodies of two children were found in suitcases in New Zealand is continuing to ask that her name is kept secret. 9News
Last week, the woman appeared briefly at New Zealand's High Court where she said she is "going to prove her innocence" as she was led back to the cells.
Today at the Court of Appeal, her lawyer Chris Wilkinson-Smith submitted the application for continued suppression was again made on the basis of extreme hardship and said publication would endanger the woman's safety.The trial is set to begin in 2024. However, prosecutor Gareth Kayes opposed name suppression and said the health report was taken at its highest by Justice Hinton.
"I have not been provided with evidence showing that [the defendant] would likely be severely affected by the publication of her name or that her safety would be endangered."READ MORE:Justice Forrie Miller, Justice Mark Woolford and Justice Helen Cull reserved the decision.
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