Baby Sold to buy New Mobile Phone
A young Chinese couple from the Chongqing Municipality have reportedly sold their newborn baby for 2,500 yuan (6) and then used the money to buy a new mobile phone.
The shocking story from the Chongqing Economic times reported that the baby’s 19 year old mother, Zhang Yao, met her 21 year old boyfriend, Xin, through the internet. Their relationship flourished and Zhang gave birth to a bouncing 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.
Police have said that the child’s parents, Zhang and Xin, were unemployed and spent most of their time on the internet. Their own parents were unable to offer any help or financial support and this prompted them towward selling their little baby girl.
The parents are reported to now regret having sold their newborn baby and the mother, Zhang, has said that she kept crying after being parted from her baby and that she now wants to raise a child. The father, Xin, asked police officers if he could now take the baby back from the welfare center where the little girl is currently being cared for.
Welfare center staff have said that the baby is well behaved, has a healthy appetite and is not frightened by strangers.
Police in the Longsha district have said that they hope that the family can be re-united and that the baby will be back with her parents very soon.
Police are currently investigating whether anyone can be charged as the selling of children is a criminal offence in China.
This shocking story is the latest case in which young people, barely out of childhood themselves, have stumbled into unplanned parenthood without any thought or planning.
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Tags: cell phone, child abuse, child cruelty, child neglect, mobile phones