Showing posts with label South Africa; Baby Sale Intention; Human Trafficking & Money Laundering; Mother Pleads Guilty. Show all posts
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Monday, November 30, 2015

South African Gumtree Baby-Seller Pleads Guilty


Zama Bongiwe Madlala (pictured) was arrested in October during a police sting at a local KFC restaurant following a tip-off

A 20-year-old woman in South Africa has pleaded guilty to trying to sell her child for 5,000 rand (US$346; £230) on advertising website Gumtree, authorities say.

Zama Bongiwe Madlala, named for the first time, was charged with human trafficking and money laundering after she posted an advert for the baby. 

The first advert was removed - the second was labelled baby car seat - Gumtree


A National Prosecuting Authority spokesman told the BBC that she would remain under house arrest until her next court appearance early in the new year in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.