Chinese 19-Year-Old Who Sold Daughter to Buy iPhone and Motorbike Turns Himself In

Chinese 19-Year-Old Who Sold Daughter to Buy iPhone and Motorbike Turns Himself In
This photo taken on April 23, 2013 shows 4-month-old Li Jie crying in her mother's arms inside a temporary settlement in Lingguan township of Baoxing county in Yaan, southwest China's Sichuan province. AFP/AFP/Getty Images
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A young man who sold his newborn baby and used the funds to buy an iPhone and Motorbike has given himself up recently.

“A Duan,” (pronounced ‘ah dwahn’) as he is identified in news reports, sold his 18-day-old daughter to a stranger one year ago, receiving 23,000 yuan (about $3,520) after bargaining, according to the Xiamen Daily News on March 1. The events took place in the city of Tong'an, in the eastern coastal province of Fujian.

Once [the father] discovered he could sell the baby, he elected to do so--without the mother's consent.
Juliet Song
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Juliet Song is an international correspondent exclusively covering China news for NTD. She primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus," covering U.S.-China relations, the Chinese regime's human rights abuses, and domestic unrest inside China.
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