Chinese millionaire ‘Love Mother’ who adopted 118 children is sent to prison for fraud and extortion

The millionaire who became known as “Love Mother” when she adopted more than 100 children has been jailed for 20 years by a court in northern China for fraud and extortion.

Li Yanxia, 54, also known as Li Lijuan, made her fortune in the iron ore business in the 1980s and 1990s, but struck a chord with the public in 1996 when she adopted the first of 118 children .