Woman tries to sell infant grandson for $30,000
POLICE have arrested a woman in Florida on Friday for allegedly trying to sell her eight-week-old grandson.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement took 45-year-old Patty Bigbee into custody when they caught her meeting with a buyer in Daytona Beach, US, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Authorities began investigating the case in October when Bigbee allegedly approached a “third party” and offered to sell the baby for $75,000, though the buyer eventually talked the grandmother down to $30,000, the paper said.
Bigbee accepted the offer and was arrested at the scene of the would-be transaction. Her grandson was placed in the care of the Department of Children and Families.
Bigbee will be booked into Volusia County Jail and charged with the illegal sale of a child and communication fraud. The infant’s mother was already incarcerated on unrelated charges.Authorities began investigating the case in October when Bigbee allegedly approached a “third party” and offered to sell the baby for $75,000, though the buyer eventually talked the grandmother down to $30,000, the paper said.
Bigbee accepted the offer and was arrested at the scene of the would-be transaction. Her grandson was placed in the care of the Department of Children and Families.
Orlando Sentinel.
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