A blind Chinese woman has admitted to selling four of her new-born children to support her family because her husband can’t hold down a steady job.

Between 2005 and 2012 Du Xiurong, from Shibei Village in Mianyang, south-west China’s Sichuan Province, sold four of her new newborn babies – three girls and one boy.

In total Du, has given birth to six children, but has only kept her eldest son and eldest daughter.

Desperate measures: Du Xiurong, pictured with her grandson, admits she has sold four of her children in order to raise money to support her family after her husband was unable to hold down a steady job

Poverty: Between 2005 and 2012 Du, from Shibei Village in Mianyang, south-west China’s Sichuan Province, sold four of her new newborn babies – three girls and one boy – for a total of 10,000 yuan (£1,070)

‘I love babies’: She says that if she were capable to support the youngsters then she would have kept them all

‘I have no other choice. If I were not blinded I wouldn’t have to do this,’ she said.

‘I am not selling them out, but giving them away. In return I only charge a bit for pregnancy fees.

‘I love babies. If I were capable, I definitely would bring them up. But I really can’t support them. I then find them good families to adopt them.’

Claiming that she has done nothing wrong, Du said: ‘I gave out babies to families which can’t give birth. They want babies and I helped them.’

She added: ‘Rich people give out money for a daughter’s wedding. Middle-class people earn money for a daughter’s marriage, and poor people sell sons and daughters.’

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