The criminals tried to sell two babies when they were caught. Seven people have been remanded to Antanimora prison in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

A midwife at the heart of the case

On Monday June 5, 8 people accused of baby trafficking were brought before the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Seven of them were remanded to the Antanimora prison, while the eighth was released on bail. A midwife working in a maternity hospital in the capital is at the heart of this baby trafficking.

A look back at the facts

The criminals were looking to sell two babies, a boy and a girl, when they were unmasked, reports L'Express de Madagascar. According to the information gathered, they kidnapped the infants before taking them to Befelatanana hospital (in the capital) to find "buyers". The traffickers told them they were twins abandoned by their parents at the hospital, when in fact they had stolen them from their families.

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