{"id":101148,"date":"2024-11-27T22:19:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/16-year-old-mother-sells-newborn-baby-for-us180"},"modified":"2024-11-28T00:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T22:23:57","slug":"16-year-old-mother-sells-newborn-baby-for-us180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/16-year-old-mother-sells-newborn-baby-for-us180","title":{"rendered":"16-Year-Old Mother Sells Newborn Baby For US$180"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 16-year-old mother and her mother, Evelyn Zisengwe, allegedly conspired to sell the newborn baby for US$180 to a woman called Dion Tore, whom they had met in a WhatsApp group, for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by H-Metro, the teen mother\u2019s name has been withheld, although she used the alias Nobuhle Sibanda during the illicit transaction.<\/p>\n<p>The three have since been arrested and appeared in court on Monday to face human trafficking charges. They were remanded in custody to Thursday for bail considerations.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that in January 2024, the trio planned to traffic Sibanda\u2019s nine-month-old baby through unlawful adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Zisengwe reportedly informed Tore that her daughter was pregnant but intended to abort the child. Tore, who claimed to have experienced persistent miscarriages, expressed a desire to adopt the baby.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Zisengwe contacted Sibanda, who was pregnant at the time, and they arranged to meet on February 22. T<\/p>\n<p>ore allegedly facilitated a scan of the unborn child, confirming it was a baby girl and that the pregnancy was seven months and three weeks along.<\/p>\n<p>They then went to Sally Mugabe Hospital, where they colluded with an unidentified nurse to arrange a premature delivery. Tore provided false personal details to Harare Hospital officials, pretending to be the expectant mother.<\/p>\n<p>Sibanda delivered the baby prematurely on February 25 and handed her over to Tore on March 5 at Harare Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, Tore created a fake death record, claiming that Sibanda had given birth but that the child had passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Between May and August, Zisengwe reportedly received a total of US$180 from Tore, with the payments sent via Ecocash. The trio was arrested following a tip-off to the police in Murehwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. A 16-year-old mother and her mother, Evelyn Zisengwe, allegedly conspired to sell the newborn baby for US$180 to a woman called Dion Tore, whom they had met in a WhatsApp group, for adoption. 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