The 42 year woman paid a 27 year old convict
50million Vietnamese Dong (£1,600) for his
sperm which she used to impregnate herself
with.
Nguyen Thi Hue, was arrested in the coastal
province of Quang Ninh in 2012 on charges of
drug trafficking, local newspaper Thanh Nien
News reports. She was sentenced to death two
years later.
When she appealed, the court upheld her
sentence, according to the Associated Press. But
it looks like Hue will avoid the death penalty
after all.
The Vietnamese penal code forbids the execution
of pregnant women or mothers with children
under the age of 36 months and orders that in
those cases the death penalty should be
converted to life imprisonment.
Investigators discovered that Hue paid a 27-year-
old male inmate more than $2,000 in August
2015 for his semen and syringes, which they say
she used to inseminate herself. The baby is due
in April, and Hue's sentence will officially be
reduced to life imprisonment after the birth.
Four officers at the prison have been suspended
for alleged negligence, the Associated Press
report.
Source : Huffingtonpost
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