A woman in northwest China allegedly killed four of her children and later committed suicide after her family was reportedly denied Government poverty allowance because they were not poor enough, highlighting the wealth gap in the Communist nation.
The tragedy in Kangle county in China’s Gansu province was compounded when the husband was found dead eight days later in another apparent suicide, China Youth Daily reported on Sunday.
Villagers found 28-year-old Yang Gailan near her house on August 26, together with her four children aged three to six.
All five were either already dead or died in hospital soon after, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Monday. Apparently the four children had been hacked with an axe before being fed pesticide, and the mother, who was accused of the murders, had poisoned herself, the local Government said in a statement.