What is With Parents Putting Their Babies Up For Sale?
I am so amazed every time I read that some wacky parent had put an ad in a paper to sell their child.
Vancouver police are investigating the attempted sale of a week-old baby for $10,000 on the online classified site Craigslist.When police arrived at the home they arrested the baby's mom, who was breastfeeding and a 26-year-old man they say is the father, on charges of mischief.A woman surfing the website Friday evening noticed the ad and called police. Vancouver police used a cellphone number on the ad to track the alleged sellers to a West End apartment.
The baby, who has been placed in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, is in good health."They said it was just a hoax," said Vancouver police spokesman Const. Tim Fanning.
"Only they know if it was a hoax or not."
The two suspects are known to police, Fanning said, and allegedly have addiction issues.
Last weekend a couple lost their baby after he was listed on Ebay for $1. They also said it was a hoax.
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