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German police probing ‘refugee’ baby put for sale on eBay
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGerman police say they are investigating a refugee couple after their 1-month-old baby was put up for sale on the online auction platform eBay for 5,000 euros ($5,500).
Police launched a probe into possible human trafficking after they were tipped off about the advertisement which appeared online on Tuesday.
The 40-day-old girl has been handed to child protection officers, police from the western city of Duisburg say in a statement.
Preliminary investigations show that the advertisement was put up using the internet connection of the couple, identified by police only as “refugees.”
However, police say the internet connection was also in use by other members of the family, adding that the probe is ongoing.
— AFP
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