Mother gets 'lenient' sentence for killing sons

DONGGUAN, Guangdong - A mother was sentenced to five years in prison by a local court on Tuesday for murdering her ill twin sons.

Han Qunfeng, 37, a former bank clerk in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, gave her sons water laced with sleeping pills before drowning them in the bathtub last November.

The 13-year-olds had been born prematurely and had cerebral palsy, which made them rely entirely on the care of others.