China Scene: Central
China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-17 07:50
Jail for grandpa who sold boy born out of wedlock
A man was sentenced to six years in jail and fined 5,000 yuan ($732) for selling his grandson, born out of wedlock, in Henan province's Lankao county, last Thursday.
After his unmarried daughter gave birth in December, the man feared losing face and secretly sold the child for 19,400 yuan.
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