A TRIAL in New Zealand has begun for a mum accused of murdering her two children and putting their remains in bags that were later sold at auction.

Hakyung Lee, a 44-year-old New Zealand Citizen born in South Korea , is facing two charges of murder over the deaths of Yuna Jo, eight, and Minu Jo, six, in 2018.

Lee, who has maintained her innocence, fronted Auckland's High Court where she refused to speak when asked to enter a plea on Monday.

Lee stood silent, shaking her head before a not guilty plea was formally recorded.

Justice Geoffrey Venning told the jury – made up of six men and six women – that the trial was expected to last four weeks.

It would also likely hinge on whether Lee was legally insane at the time of the alleged killings.

The children's remains were reportedly

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