Wife kills husband, children

A woman in the Guangdong city of Foshan murdered her husband and their three children while they were sleeping because the man secretly kept a mistress.

According to a report from the semi-official China News Service, the Public Security Bureau confirmed yesterday that the murders, which took place on July 30, were committed because the husband had been unfaithful.

After the murders, the wife, named only as Ye, committed suicide by swallowing some pesticide, the report said.

It did not say how the victims were killed.

Ye found out about the younger woman, named Xu, at a banquet to celebrate the birth of Xu's child by Mr Ye. A dispute over maintenance led to the murders.