Man attempts to sell own daughter to raise business capital

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A man in Yibin, Sichuan province recently tried to sell his daughter for 50,000 yuan in order to collect money for his business, local media reported. The man has since been arrested, and the case is currently under investigation.

The man's daughter was born in 2010. However, after her birth, the man and his then-girlfriend ended their relationship due to economic pressure and familial dissension. The man then moved with his daughter to Yibin, where his sister took charge of raising the little girl.

Dissatisfied with his employment options, the man planned to open a shop, but did not have sufficient start-up capital. In order to raise the money, he decided to see what kind of a price his own daughter would fetch. Over the Internet, he contacted a childless man surnamed Wu who lived in Jiangsu province. The two men agreed to a price of 50,000 yuan.

Fortunately, while the man and his daughter were en route to Jiangsu, his sister discovered the plan and reported her brother to the police. The little girl is now in the custody of her aunt.