A Zhejiang Province couple who sold their newborn online for cash is behind bars.
浙江一对情侣因为在网上售卖自己刚出生的孩子而惹上了官司。
The 26-year-old mother, surnamed Ding will serve five years in prison after she sold their baby daughter for 20,000 yuan ($2,857) in June 2013.
这位26岁的母亲小丁将会入狱5年,她曾在2013年6月以20000元的价格将夫妻二人刚出生的女儿卖给了别人。
The father of the child, surnamed Jia, will serve five and a half years for his role.
孩子的父亲小贾按罪将服刑5年半。
"We spent the money on expenses and buying a kitten for Ding," Jia told the court.
小贾在法庭上说道:“钱都被我挥霍了,还给小丁买了只猫。”
Jia said the 2,000-yuan pet was to help provide Ding with psychological comfort.
小贾说这只2000元的猫咪可以给与小丁心理安慰。
The couple had used Tencent’s QQ platform to seek our buyers before Ding gave birth, claiming they had no money to raise the child.
在小丁分娩前这对情侣就在QQ上寻找买家,声称他们没有钱来抚养这个孩子。
They connected with a buyer in Jiangsu Province, who paid 20,000 yuan as a "nutrition expense," Jia told the court.
小贾在法庭上表示称,他们联系到了江苏一个买家,对方付给了他们20000元的“营养费”。