Couple ‘tried selling their 12-day-old daughter to fund street food business’

The child has been taken to safety by the authorities (Picture: Asia Press)

A couple is facing 20 years in prison after trying to sell their baby to fund their street food business in the Philippines.

The mother and father, 22 and 19, reportedly put the 12-day-old infant for sale online before they were caught in a sting operation at a busy shopping mall on February 2.

Undercover agents posed as customers and arranged a meeting to purchase the infant for £345.

After...