Baby Sold by Couple to buy New Mobile Phone
Posted by admin on 5th February and posted in Child Care, child care school, children, early childhood, for kids, kids, kids preschool, kindergarden, kindergarten, learning, playgroup, pre kindergarten, pre-school, preschool, preschool activitie
A young Chinese couple from the Chongqing Municipality are reported to have sold their newborn baby for 2,500 yuan (6) and then used the money to purchase a new cellphone.
The story reported by the Chongqing Economic times tells us that the child’s 19 year old mother, Zhang Yao, met her 21 year old boyfriend Xin online. Their relationship flourished and Zhang gave birth to a bouncing baby girl in November.
The couple believed that they wouldn’t be able to afford to raise the child and so, only six days after the baby was born, they sold the little girl to a man who gave his name as Li Yong.
Police have reported that the child’s unemployed parents spend most of their time on the internet. Their parents were not inclined to give them any support and so they had decided to sell their baby.
Both are reported to regret having sold their baby and the mother, Zhang, told police that, after the baby was sold, she kept crying and that she now wants to raise a child. Xin, the father, has since asked police if he could retrieve his baby girl from the welfare center where she is currenty being cared for.
The staff at the welfare center where the baby is being cared for have said that she has a healthy appetite, is very well behaved and is not afraid of strangers.
Police have said that they are looking forward to reuniting the family and say that the baby should be returned to her parents very soon.
Although the selling of children for money is recognized as smuggling, a criminal offence, police are still investigating whether anyone should be held criminally responsible.
This latest shocking story from China is the latest case in which a very young couple have fallen into parenthood without any planning or thought for how they would support their newborn child.
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