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The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife have been told they can have custody of one of their grandchildren, but not both.The parents of a man killed by his Chinese wife have been told they can have custody of one of their grandchildren, but not both.
Ian and Linda Simpson, from Suffolk, want eight-year-old Jack and Alice, six, to live with them after their son Michael was murdered in March 2017.Ian and Linda Simpson, from Suffolk, want eight-year-old Jack and Alice, six, to live with them after their son Michael was murdered in March 2017.
The couple, who are in China for a court hearing, said they do not want to "split the children".The couple, who are in China for a court hearing, said they do not want to "split the children".
Weiwei Fu is serving a life sentence for stabbing husband Michael to death.Weiwei Fu is serving a life sentence for stabbing husband Michael to death.
Since the murder, Jack and Alice have been living with their Chinese grandparents, unaware of what has happened to their mother or father.Since the murder, Jack and Alice have been living with their Chinese grandparents, unaware of what has happened to their mother or father.
At the time of his death, Michael Simpson, originally from Wimborne, Dorest was going through a "fairly acrimonious" divorce from his wife.At the time of his death, Michael Simpson, originally from Wimborne, Dorest was going through a "fairly acrimonious" divorce from his wife.
Mr Simpson from Hartest told BBC Look East that the judges were not giving them "a lot of choices" and were "pushing very hard" for them to agree to the "compromise".Mr Simpson from Hartest told BBC Look East that the judges were not giving them "a lot of choices" and were "pushing very hard" for them to agree to the "compromise".
He told how they had "fought against" the idea of splitting the children since it was first mentioned last July but were "struggling" with the practicalities of life as it is now.He told how they had "fought against" the idea of splitting the children since it was first mentioned last July but were "struggling" with the practicalities of life as it is now.
"The family have let us see the children once in 21 months," he said. "We cannot call them, we cannot send them gifts, we cannot send them cards... they won't speak to us. "The family have let us see the children once in 21 months," he said. "We cannot call them, we cannot send them gifts, we cannot send them cards... they won't speak to us."
"The judges are implying this is our only way out. Everything says we shouldn't do it but we are thinking about it because the alternative is losing the children altogether."
Mr Simpson said he was concerned his "lovely" grandchildren were "forgetting their father" because it was "very evident" the Fus never mentioned him.Mr Simpson said he was concerned his "lovely" grandchildren were "forgetting their father" because it was "very evident" the Fus never mentioned him.
He also questioned the family's "warped" views after they demanded money in exchange for Jack and Alice. "Weiwei, when she was visited by the judge in jail, said she wanted the children to have a better life than she had," he said.
"They have said before that if we gave them £63,000 we could have the children, so they are willing to sell them," he said. "That makes me question my love for them.
"Weiwei, when she was visited by the judge in jail, said she wanted the children to have a better life than she had.
"We can give them a better life - and the Fu family have admitted that's true.""We can give them a better life - and the Fu family have admitted that's true."