Free to a good home': Desperate Chinese father tries to give away his TRIPLETS at the roadside because he can't afford them

A father who reportedly tried to give away his triplet sons on the street has been arrested by police in central China.
Desperate Xu Lin - who already has two sons aged five and six - set up a roadside stall in Dengfeng, Henan province, where he allegedly offered the babies 'free to a good home.'
The youngsters - said to be aged 11 months - were wrapped in quilts and blankets and placed on mats while their father tried to give them to passing strangers.

Xu reportedly said: 'I love my sons but either they go or the whole family goes.'
One witness added: 'He said they were healthy and fit, but he and his wife just couldn't afford to keep them. They had been hoping for one daughter.'

Passersby called police believing Xu was a child trafficker. He was arrested and the children taken into care with the city authorities.
A police spokesman said: 'He said his family are at breaking point because they cannot afford three more children. This suspect's case is being considered.'

China's 'one child' law is frequently flouted outside major cities where parents can pay a fine if they have more than one baby.
State news agency Xinhua has said the country will look to relax the law which has been in place since 1978 to allow couples to have a second child if either parent is the only child by the end of this year.
The government says the policy has prevented an additional 400 million births in the world's most populous country of 1.3 billion. China's population is estimated to hit 1.4 billion by 2020.