Man arrested after trying to sell off a baby girl in a pram to strangers in Manchester shopping centre

POLICE have busted a man who allegedly tried to peddle a baby girl for a thick of wad of cash at a local shopping centre.

An urgent manhunt was sparked after police received chilling reports of a man pushing a pram in central Manchester, England, asking people if they wanted to buy the three-month-old baby for $2088 (£1000) on Sunday afternoon.

Officers took to social media, urging shoppers to help them amid concerns for the infant’s welfare.

The Manchester Evening News reports on one occasion, the man shouted into a bookmaker’s shop calling on someone to make him an offer, before continuing down the street asking the same question.

Detectives later arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of child neglect in the city centre and was held in police custody.

The baby girl is safe and well and remained in protective custody.

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“We would like to thank members of the public and the media for their assistance in publicising the appeal earlier today,” Det-Insp Liam Boden said.

“We have now arrested a man on suspicion of child neglect and will be questioning him in relation to the incident as we try to establish the full circumstances.”