A man committed suicide after killing his twin sons in their Shunyi district home Saturday, the Beijing News reported Sunday.
The man surnamed Xu and his two 8 year-old sons from Hebei Province were found dead in their apartment in Qianfengbai village, Shunyi. Police revealed the man killed his two sons first and then himself using a poison. The motive is still unclear.
The landlord explained the family moved in on March 3, and Xu's wife found her husband and sons dead after returning from work on Saturday morning.
The landlord then called the police.