Presently to start with of a Midwestern Blizzard. Forecast for nearly a foot of snow.
Final yr we had the horrible “ghost infants” tales from South Korea. This week the Korean Herald reported on one other unhealthy child case:
South Korean prosecutors requested a three-year jail time period from the courtroom for a 25-year-old lady, Kim, was accused of buying a 27-year-old lady’s newly born daughter for 980,000 gained ($750) on Aug. 24, 2019, and promoting her to a 53-year-old lady surnamed Oh for 3 million gained simply two hours later. The 27-year-old lady had written on the web about her undesirable being pregnant, which Kim noticed and provided to purchase the child. After Oh purchased the child from Kim, she deserted her inside a month of the acquisition. The newborn was discovered by authorities and was safely adopted by one other household.
All three ladies have been indicted for violating Article 17 of the Youngster Welfare Act that bans the monetary transaction of a kid. In a closing testimony on the listening to, Kim stated the explanation for her actions was that she was younger and immature, and pledged by no means to do it once more. Her lawyer stated her consumer thought it will be higher for the child to be raised in a distinct surroundings, than to be raised by a mother or father who could not care for a toddler. However an investigation discovered that Kim is a repeat offender, having been sentenced to a suspended jail time period below the identical expenses in October 2022.
