Father arrested for selling newborn son

Vang Ca Du and Phan Mo Cho.— Photo tuoitre

LAI CHAU (VNS) —Vang Ca Du, a 45-year-old man of La Hu ethnic minority from the northern mountainous Lai Chau Province, was arrested yesterday for selling his 15-day-old son to a Chinese man.

The local police also arrested Phan Mo Cho, 25, of the province’s Muong Te District, for being Du’s accomplice in the crime.

Initial investigation had shown that Du and Cho had colluded with another local man to sell Du’s son to the Chinese man last Monday for VND19.5 million (US$916).

The police then decided to prosecute the case and continue their investigation. — VNS

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