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Alcoholic father sells baby girl for money
By Li Qian |
October 30, 2012, Tuesday
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A man in Chongqing, southwest China surrendered himself to police two years after he sold his then three-year-old daughter for money as his family lived in poverty.
Li Qiang, 59, is a jobless alcoholic in Tongliang County under Chongqing. His insane wife gave birth to their first child five years ago but Li rarely took care of his daughter. To pay his debts, Li asked his friend Zhou Jian to help him sell the baby girl in 2010.
Zhou found a buyer in eastern Zhejiang Province and Li earned 38,000 yuan (US$6,031) from the deal. Four middlemen were paid 4,000 yuan each, Chongqing Morning Post reported today.
Li lied to his wife that the girl went missing and everyone believed him. But three months ago, he surprisingly handed himself over to police, saying he wanted his daughter back because he missed her so much.
During questioning, prosecutors found his real motive was to sell his daughter again so they rejected his request. They also learned that the girl is living well in her new home.
The five offenders were charged with child trafficking yesterday, but Li's confession would earn him a lenient sentence, the newspaper said.
Li Qiang, 59, is a jobless alcoholic in Tongliang County under Chongqing. His insane wife gave birth to their first child five years ago but Li rarely took care of his daughter. To pay his debts, Li asked his friend Zhou Jian to help him sell the baby girl in 2010.
Zhou found a buyer in eastern Zhejiang Province and Li earned 38,000 yuan (US$6,031) from the deal. Four middlemen were paid 4,000 yuan each, Chongqing Morning Post reported today.
Li lied to his wife that the girl went missing and everyone believed him. But three months ago, he surprisingly handed himself over to police, saying he wanted his daughter back because he missed her so much.
During questioning, prosecutors found his real motive was to sell his daughter again so they rejected his request. They also learned that the girl is living well in her new home.
The five offenders were charged with child trafficking yesterday, but Li's confession would earn him a lenient sentence, the newspaper said.
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