CHINA: Woman kills self, children after husband ‘fakes death’

A man in China whose wife killed herself and their two children after he allegedly faked his own death for an insurance payout has surrendered to police. The 34-year-old was presumed dead after his car was found in a river, though his body was never recovered. He did not tell his wife his alleged plan […]

CHINA: Woman kills self, children after husband ‘fakes death’
CHINA: Woman kills self, children after husband ‘fakes death’

A man in China whose wife killed herself and their two children after he allegedly faked his own death for an insurance payout has surrendered to police.

The 34-year-old was presumed dead after his car was found in a river, though his body was never recovered.

He did not tell his wife his alleged plan and she believed he had died.

She later jumped into a pond with their children after posting a suicide note online.

The man, who police said was surnamed He, turned himself in to police in Xinhua county in Hunan province last Friday.

He has been detained on charges of insurance fraud and intentional damage to property, Xinhua police said in a statement on WeChat – a social media platform.