County officials in Henan Province said the people responsible for the illegal construction site where four children were found dead are in custody, and an investigation is underway.
The victims' bodies were discovered in a pit one meter below ground where it is believed the children suffocated to death.
Yuanyang county officials in Xinxiang announced on its official website the victims' bodies, ages five to 11, were discovered Saturday. A preliminary ruling determined the cause of death was suffocation.
As of press time, it was still unknown why the children were buried there.
The investigation results will be made public in a timely manner, according to the official announcement.One of the victims' relatives said that the bodies were still warm when they were discovered.
The victims, all boys, included two brothers, whose father, surnamed Liu said the other two were his nephew and a neighbor's son.
County officials in Henan Province said the people responsible for the illegal construction site where four children were found dead are in custody, and an investigation is underway.
As of press time, it was still unknown why the children were buried there.
