Houston Community News >> Chinese Women Steals Baby
8/29/2007 BEIJING (Reuters) - A
Chinese woman who stole a baby in a desperate attempt to convince her boyfriend
that she had borne a child has been jailed for 18 months, Xinhua news agency
said on Thursday. The 36-year old woman, surnamed Liu, pretended to be pregnant
after her prospective in-laws vetoed her marriage because a tumor in her womb
had made her infertile.
Two days after entering the hospital in east China's Zhejiang province on her
'due date', she stole a baby boy from the maternity ward while the mother was
napping. She then called her boyfriend and asked him to take her home.
Liu turned herself into police two days later and the child was returned to his
family. Her voluntary surrender ensured her a light sentence, Xinhua said.
Contributed by Reuters