Wealthy Chinese couple forced to flee home after neighbours discover they have EIGHT babies



Found out when they visited photography studio

A wealthy Chinese couple have been evicted from their home, after the country’s strict one-child-family enforcers discovered they had eight babies.



The unnamed couple, from the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, had four boys and four girls over a two-month period last year – with the help of two surrogate mothers – but kept the children a secret.



They were exposed when envious staff at a photography studio alerted the media, sparking public outrage.



Strict family planning: Most couples are only allowed to have one child (file picture)

The couple face a huge fine for breaching the strict one-child policy as well as losing their home, a family planning official said.



They spent £100,200 on IVF after learning they could not have children naturally – and employed two surrogate mothers as a fall-back.



Thriving: The city of Guangzhou where the couple gave birth to eight babies with the help of surrogate mothers

But the mother successfully had triplets herself, then the two surrogates had five more between them, state media reported.



The couple claimed they did not intend to have so many children. But the case has made a mockery of China’s controversial one-child policy, and the provincial government has launched an investigation.

