According to a report by NYDailyNews - A Chinese couple was busted
selling their baby daughter in Shanghai and using the money to pay for a
shopping spree that included a new iPhone, according to a report.
The couple, identified only as Mr. Teng and Ms.
Zhang, pretended the woman’s baby bump was a tumor to hide the pregnancy as
they looked for a buyer online, the city’s Jiefang Daily newspaper reported.
But the parents — who, according to ABC News
asked for offers between $4,900 and $8,200 in online postings titled, “Adopt a
Baby” — maintained that they were only trying to find a better home for the
little girl.
“We did not send the baby off for a profit, but
to give the child a better life of security,” the couple said in the
Chinese-language newspaper.
Prosecutors are considering whether to charge
them with human trafficking, according to the report.
The couple — who share two older children
together — found a buyer before giving birth to the baby girl at home, where
they exchanged the newborn for cash deposited into their bank account the same
day, the state media reported.
It was not immediately clear exactly how much
the baby was sold for, but the couple allegedly went on an online shopping
spree soon after the money was put into their account.
They reportedly bought an iPhone, expensive
athletic shoes and several other items.
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