German police said they have taken a seven-month baby away from a couple in Bavaria who are under investigation after putting the child for sale on Internet auction site Ebay.
German police said they have taken a seven-month baby away from a couple in Bavaria who are under investigation after putting the child for sale on Internet auction site Ebay.
The baby boy was put on sale on Tuesday at a starting price of one euro (1.58 dollars) and was withdrawn from the site around two-and-a-half hours later, police said. There had been no offers.
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The mother said it was meant as a joke, but police failed to see the funny side, putting the baby into care and launching an investigation of both parents for attempted child trafficking, a statement said.
