PMB baby sale: Mum to apply for bail
A mother who tried to sell her baby on the Internet for R5 000 is expected to re-appear at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today.
The 20-year-old woman was arrested two weeks ago after police were alerted to the advert on Gumtree.
The young mother who has been in custody since her arrest, will apply for bail when she appears before the court again today.
The woman, who is from Pietermaritzburg's Imbali township faces charges of human trafficking.
She was nabbed during an undercover operation in which a police officer pretended to be a buyer.
She allegedly told him she was selling her 19-month-old son because the father wasn't paying maintenance.
The child is currently in the care of social workers.
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