A man has left many people in shock as he was caught on the road waiting for a man who had agreed to buy his son.
Zhang caught holding the baby as he waits for the buyer
The police in China have arrested and detained a father after he
tried to sell his infant son in order to buy a car for his wife. Huanqiu
reported that the man wanted to divorce his wife, and his wife said he
must buy her a car for her to agree to the divorce.
But luck ran out on the man after he was on camera holding his
five-month-old baby in freezing weather on the street of Linyi city in
eastern China as he waited for a potential buyer whom he had met on the
internet for 80,000 yuan (£9,606).
The suspect, surnamed Zhang, was seen waiting at the intersection
of Jinyi Road and Linyi San Road on the morning of January 12, a video
posted by iqilu.com shows.
After interrogation, Zhang confessed that he had put his son up for
sale online. A buyer had agreed to pay 70,000 yuan (£8,414) to 80,000
yuan(£9,606) for the boy, and said he would meet the father at the
intersection on that day.
Zhang explained to the police that he was pushed to the edge by the
wife. His wife agreed to the divorce but demanded for a car, so the man
planned to sell their baby in order to afford a car.
The man explained that he also hoped to find the child a good home before getting divorced. He said: 'It is difficult to break up when you have a child.'
Zhang had been detained for human trafficking. Police are investigating into the case further.
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