Arrested : Ayou has been accused of double murder . A woman in China has been accused of killing her husband and mother-in-law , before trying to sell her babies for £7,000 each . Mail-order bride Ayou , 21 , was bought for little more than £3,000 from Vietnam by 32-year-old Lai Binghao and his father , Lai Shehui . She was arranged to be married to Lai Binghao and less than a year after the nuptials , Ayou gave birth to twins , according to People ’ s Daily Online . Her mother-in-law moved into the couple 's home in Chaozhou in South China 's Guangdong province , to help look after the two baby boys . But when Lai Shehui went to visit the family on March 2 , he found his wife and son tied up and strangled in bed . Ayou , given her name because her husband 's family could not read her photocopied identity documents , and her babies were missing . Twins : The baby boys were born less than a year after Vietnemese Ayou and Chinese Lai Binghao were married . Grieving : When Lai Shehui ( pictured ) went to visit the family on March 2 , he found his wife and son tied up and strangled in bed . Buying wives from abroad has become increasingly common in some of China 's poor rural areas , where a gender imbalance has developed due to a traditional preference for sons and the country 's family planning policies . Across China , 118 males are born for every 100 females , according to government statistics . In some rural areas , men can be expected to own a house , car and have considerable wealth before they can attract a Chinese bride . But with many unable to do so , the trade in overseas brides , which is often linked to human trafficking , has grown in China . In less than 24 hours , Chaozhou Public Security Bureau arrested Ayou on suspicion of murder . On March 4 , police took her to the scene of the crime and the twins were found in a nearby town where they were being sold for £7,000 each . Grieving Lai Shehui said : 'The children are not even 3 months old . 'Their father and grandma are dead and their mother is in prison . How can I bring them up on my own ? ' Police believe Ayou and three Vietnamese men strangled her husband and mother-in-law . Others involved in the trafficking of the babies have also been arrested . The marriage between Ayou and Lai Binghao was set up by a Vietnamese marriage arranger . Mail-order bride Ayou , 21 , was bought for little more than £3,000 from Vietnam by 32-year-old Lai Binghao and his father , Lai Shehui ( pictured ) Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
mail - order bride mother is accused of murdering her husband and mother - in - law . She was bought for £ 3,000 from Vietnam by Lai ##u and his father . Ayou gave birth to twins less than a month after she married her husband . Accused of murdering husband and mother - in - law and threatening to sell babies .