Chinese Couple Sell Baby for New Mobile Phone

A young couple from the Chinese Chongqing Municipality are reported to have sold their baby for 2,500 yuan ($366) and used the money to buy a new mobile phone.

The story in the Chongqing Economic times tells us that the child’s 19 year old mother, Zhang Yao, met the 21 year old father, Xin, on the internet. Young love flourished and Zhang was soon pregnant, giving birth to a healthy baby girl in November.

The young couple feared that they wouldn’t be able to raise the child due to lack of financial support and so they decided to sell the little girl to a man who gave his name as Li Yong.

A police investigation revealed that the child’s parents, Zhang and Xin, spent most of their time on the internet and neither were employed. Their parents were unable to offer any financial support and this led to them deciding to sell their newborn baby girl.

The parents are now reported to have expressed regret that they sold their newborn baby girl and the child’s mother, Zhang, has said that after she was parted from her little girl she kept crying and she would now like 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.

Staff at the welfare center have described the baby as well behaved, with a good appetite and 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 shocking story from China is just the latest in which a very young couple have found themselves facing parenthood without planning or any means of supporting their child.

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