Couple regrets selling baby to buy new mobile phone

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A pair of young lovers in Chongqing Municipality sold their baby boy for 2,500 yuan ($366), Chongqing Economic Times reported Thursday.

Police say the couple now feels remorse and wants the baby back.

The baby's mother Zhang Yao, 19, met the boyfriend surnamed Xin, 21, through the Internet. The two quickly developed an intimate relationship. Zhang gave birth to the baby late November, but they have not married.

Police say the couple believed they could not afford to raise a child. On December 2, six days after the baby was born, police say, they sold the newborn baby to a man who gave his name as Li Yong.

Li arranged to re-sell the baby for 10,000 yuan ($1,464) the next day, but his behavior alerted neighbors who called the police.

An investigation revealed that neither Zhang nor Xin held steady jobs and spent most of their time on the Internet.

Their parents were reluctant to support them, so the couple decided to give the baby away – for a price.

Xin told the police that he had used the 2,500 yuan to buy a new mobile phone.

The baby was transferred to a welfare center, the report said.

Wu Minghui, a police officer in the Longsha district, told the newspaper that both Zhang and Xin felt regret for their behavior.

Zhang told the police officer that she kept crying after her baby was sold, and she now wants to raise a child.

Xin also asked the officer whether he could take the baby back from the welfare center.

A staff member at the welfare center told the paper that the baby behaves well, is not afraid of strangers, and has a good appetite.

Wu said the police are trying to contact the parents of both Zhang and Xin.

"We hope that the family can re-unite, and that the baby will be back with his mother soon," he was quoted as saying.

Police are still investigating whether anyone should be held criminally responsible.

Lian Yi, a lawyer in the municipality, said that selling children for money is smuggling and is a criminal offence.

Global Times – Agencies

[1_londoner]

"We hope that the family can re-unite, and that the baby will be back with his mother soon," he was quoted as saying.

Why the heck would they wanna reunite them for?...Poor kid if he gets sent back to those 'parents'.

[abdikarim86]

reminds of that story in america back in november

the woman who sold her daughter to a peadophile ring

the little girl was found dead 5 days later

[Pirate Nayaa]

An investigation revealed that neither Zhang nor Xin held steady jobs and spent most of their time on the Internet.

hmmm, perfect description of Basra-

[talxenegus]

Hey that kid is lucky his parents did make him into a chinese DISH...mmmmmm.....baby yang with somehuangkan and some toast.......I rather be sold for socks