Woman in Russia jailed for selling newborn son

June 3rd, 2011 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS  

Chelyabinsk (Russia), June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman here was Thursday sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for attempting to sell her newborn baby boy for 10,000 rubles (about $330), a local court said Thursday.

The woman in the Urals town of Satka was an alcoholic who did not have a permanent place of residence or a steady job, the court said in a statement. She was arrested in March after selling her baby to undercover police officers.

“The woman was convicted for committing a crime against the personal freedom of her son…and sentenced to four years and six months in a penal colony,” the statement added.

–IANS/RIA Novosti
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