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A Milwaukee woman was arrested early Wednesday for trying to sell her 6-day-old baby girl to a neighbor for $10, Milwaukee police said.
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The woman, 32, came to her neighbor's door twice, the second time with the infant in her arms, police spokesman Sgt. Ken Henning said.
"She asked, 'Would you buy my baby for $10?' " Henning said.
The neighbor slammed the door and called police to the woman's apartment in the 3400 block of N. 40th St., Henning said.
Officers found the suspect, the newborn and a 1-year-old daughter, living in an apartment strewn with spoiled food and no refrigerator or stove, he said.
Denise Revels Robinson, director of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare, said Wednesday the children were being given a health screening. She said it's believed the baby was born Oct. 7. The other child was born Jan, 24, 2003, she said. There were no visible signs of abuse on the children, she said. They were placed in foster homes.
This morning, a social worker will go to Children's Court to seek a petition declaring the children in need of protection, she said.
Although information was still being compiled on the case, Revels Robinson said she understands the woman has three other children who are living outside the state with relatives.
Henning said the girls' mother was in jail.
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