The Colombo High Court has sentenced a 46-year-old mother of three to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to sell her two-day-old baby for Rs. 75,000.
The verdict was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe.
In addition to the prison term, the court imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000.
Judge Marasinghe further ruled that if the fine is not paid, the woman will serve an additional six months of simple imprisonment.
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