The mother of four children who committed suicide in China after they were abandoned by their parents for months spoke of her regret as she returned home over the weekend. Ren Xifen's children, a 13-year-old boy and his younger sisters died after drinking pesticide. Police suspect one of them poisoned him or herself and the rest "I did not shoulder my responsibility for them," 32-year-old Ren said, as she returned Friday to see their bodies at the family home in Bijie, in the remote southwestern province of Guizhou. "I had to come back for a final look at them," she added. The ch...

The mother of four children who committed suicide in China after they were abandoned by their parents for months spoke of her regret as she returned home over the weekend. Ren Xifen's children, a 13-year-old boy and his younger sisters died after drinking pesticide. Police suspect one of them poisoned him or herself and the rest "I did not shoulder my responsibility for them," 32-year-old Ren said, as she returned Friday to see their bodies at the family home in Bijie, in the remote southwestern province of Guizhou. "I had to come back for a final look at them," she added. The ch... more »