Zhang Shuxia, an obstetrician involved in baby trafficking, stands trial in Weinan Intermediate People's Court in Weinan, Shaanxi province, December 30, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Tuesday handed down a suspended death sentence on a doctor who sold seven newborn babies to human traffickers, a case that sparked widespread anger in a country where child trafficking is rampant.
Zhang Shuxia, 55, an obstetrician in north-western Shaanxi province's Fuping county, was found guilty of selling the babies for as much as 21,600 yuan $3,600 (2,195 pounds) each between 2011 and 2013, the court in Weinan city said.
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