Public outrage after Chinese woman gets just 3 years jail for abducting baby 35 years ago
A woman in China was sentenced to three years in prison for abducting a 10-month-old baby boy 35 years ago from the family who employed her as their maid. The woman, identified by her surname Wang, confessed in court that she took the boy after being diagnosed with infertility, driven by her desire to become a mother, as reported by the Beijing News. In early 1990, Wang, a 24-year-old migrant…
A Chinese woman, identified as Wang, was recently sentenced to three years in prison for kidnapping a baby boy 35 years ago from his family. The incident occurred in 1990 when Wang, a 24-year-old maid working for the Sun family, took the 10-month-old infant. Confessing in court, Wang stated that she abducted the child after being diagnosed with infertility and wanting to be a mother.
Over the past three decades, the parents extensively searched for their son across China, but due to limited technology, they were unable to locate him. Wang, who raised the boy as her own in an undisclosed province, was unaware that he was the missing child of the Sun family until recently. The police revealed the truth, and Xiao Yong, now around 36 years old, expressed surprise at being told he was the child of his biological parents.
During a recent reunion, Wang falsely claimed to police that she had found the boy abandoned. The court determined that Wang committed child abduction rather than trafficking, as she did not profit from selling the baby. While she faces a maximum sentence of five years, she was given a three-year term. The case has sparked outrage on Chinese social media, with many criticizing the leniency of the verdict, arguing that it does not serve as a sufficient deterrent.
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