A young mother has been imprisoned for allegedly trying to sell her two-year-old son in war-torn Ukraine.
The teenage mother faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted after claims she tried to sell the toddler for £19,000. Police in blitzed Dnipro shared an image of a wad of banknotes she reportedly was given, which Ukrainian media report was to "open her own business".
Police said the 19-year-old mum had tried to sell the child to an "acquaintance", but was arrested while being paid after meeting at the appointed time. The boy has since been taken into care by social services.
Video was released showing the 19-year-old mother's arrest in Dnipro (Prosecution office/e2w)“Doctors are now taking care of the boy,” said a police statement. “The detainee's place of residence was searched and physical evidence was seized.”
Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne reports: “She did not want to take care of her son, so she decided to sell him and use the money to open her own business.”
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Police shared an image of a wad of cash allegedly meant to be given to the mum in exchange for her two-year-old son (Prosecution office/e2w)Pictures show the woman being handcuffed and taken to a waiting police car after being apprehended. She was detained for 60 days pending further investigations. Reports did not say what type of business she intended to open.
The police statement said: “The crime was documented by the police departments of the Migration Police and the Investigative Department of the National Police in the Dnipro region in cooperation with the Department of Criminal Analysis”. Neither the suspect nor the buyer's identities were revealed.
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