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In Zaporozhye, a father was tried, who, together with his wife, sold their common child. Parents on the Internet found a woman to whom they wanted to give the baby for 7 thousand dollars, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to TSN.
This is stated in the verdict of the Ordzhonikidze district court of Zaporozhye (the name of the court is not decommunized — ed.).
The parents wanted to sell the child for 7 thousand dollars
According to the court, in April 2017, the parents decided to sell their then unborn baby. To do this, they found a woman on social networks who wanted to adopt a child and offered her to buy a child from them. For the child, the parents asked for 7 thousand dollars. To do this, the couple came from Kiev to Zaporozhye, where the mother gave birth to a child and, having received money, handed over the newborn to a woman from social networks, but law enforcement officers stopped these actions.
The man admitted his guilt at the court
At the court the suspect said that he allegedly urged his wife to leave the child. However, the woman stated that supposedly «the baby may have a different skin color» and persuaded him to give up the child. The husband claimed that he learned about the sale of the child a week before the birth. The spouses planned to spend the money on improving living conditions.
The woman who wanted to buy the baby went to the police
The woman who agreed to «buy» baby, said that she met the suspect and his wife through social networks. During the conversation, the baby's mother explained to her that she was ready to sell the baby for $7,000 because the couple wanted to buy a house. Then the woman went to the police with a statement about the crime. The police detained the baby's biological parents after the applicant handed over money to the suspects.
The woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl
At the trial, the obstetrician of the hospital in Zaporozhye, who delivered the baby, said that a pregnant girl turned to doctors . She said that she was from Kiev, but she came to her friend. The woman gave birth to a healthy girl.
Court verdict
The court found the baby's father guilty under Part 3 of Art. 149 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, which was replaced by three years of probation. Regarding his wife, the court considered the case during another session.