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.

News - South China Morning Post reports that 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 report adds: 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 worker in Beijing, was hired by the Sun family to care for their infant.

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