Shocking Reasons Mothers Sell Their Children

In heartbreaking and shocking cases worldwide, some mothers have sold their children, driven by disturbing reasons ranging from desperate financial struggles to personal convenience.

The love between a parent and their child is usually boundless. Parents protect, provide, and nurture — roles that have remained unchanged throughout history. Most parents spend countless restless nights worrying about their children’s safety, and the thought of harming them is unthinkable.

Yet, for some, this story takes a dark and disturbing turn.

Shocking cases around the world have revealed mothers who sold their own children, motivated by reasons that shock the conscience. From desperate financial needs to cold calculation, these stories expose a betrayal of the most fundamental parental instinct.

“I Did Not Want to Take Care of My Son” — The Mother Who Sold Her Child to Start a Business

In Ukraine, a 20-year-old mother from Dnipro was caught trying to sell her two-year-old son for £18,000. Police arrested her when the buyer handed over the money.

A police statement revealed her chilling motive: “According to her, she did not want to take care of her son, so she decided to get rid of him.” The woman said she planned to use the money to open a business.

The child was immediately taken into social care. The mother has been convicted of human trafficking and sentenced to eight years in prison.

“They Were an Obstacle for Dating Men” — The Russian Woman Who Sold Her Babies

In 2019, 23-year-old Rasulzhan Kyzy Barnokhon tried to sell her newborn daughter for £11,500 in Moscow. Police and activists intercepted the deal, with Barnokhon arrested after receiving payment.

According to activists who posed as buyers, Barnokhon admitted her shocking reason: “She said that she met a man online and wanted to date him. But before that, she wanted to sell her children who, according to her, were an ‘obstacle for dating men’.”

Barnokhon had attempted to sell her older daughter six months earlier. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

Selling a Newborn to Pay for Baking Lessons — A Brazilian Mother’s Story

Earlier this year in Goiânia, Brazil, a mother was arrested alongside others after attempting to sell her 27-day-old baby. Neighbors reported the bizarre transaction, which police stopped just in time.

Goiás Civil Police chief Humberto Teófilo said, “The mother confessed, she told the whole story that they actually offered her a sum of money to hand over the baby, because with the money she was going to pay the rent in the other place where she was going to live and she was going to take a cooking course.”

The baby was placed under protective care.

“You Can Have the B*****d” — Florida Mother Offers to Sell Her Toddler for \$500

In Palatka, Florida, 33-year-old Jessica Woods was arrested in March 2024 after trying to sell her 18-month-old daughter for \$500 outside a local office.

An employee witnessed Woods physically abusing the child and refused to pay. Woods angrily responded, “You can have the b*d,” and abandoned the toddler, who was left crawling near a busy road.

The child was taken into foster care. Woods now faces multiple charges including child abuse and selling a minor.

The Missing Child Sold to a Traditional Healer — A South African Tragedy

In South Africa, Kelly Smith was convicted for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin, in a case that has shocked the nation.

Neighbors reported Smith sold the child to a traditional healer for about \$1,100, drawn by Joshlin’s “light eyes and skin.”

A local pastor testified that Smith spoke openly about selling her children for money. Despite extensive searches, Joshlin remains missing.

Smith and her accomplices face life sentences if convicted of human trafficking.

Whether driven by greed, desperation, or twisted motives, these mothers crossed a line that defies understanding. Selling a child is the ultimate betrayal of parental love and duty — a chilling reminder that sometimes, reality is stranger and darker than fiction.

Source: The Mail

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