A woman who allegedly sold her two-month-old son and another woman who is accused of arranging the deal were remanded in custody when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

The women, Dahlia Spence and Lantanya Chicory, are facing charges of human trafficking and conspiracy to human trafficking, while Spence, the child's mother, has also been charged with abandoning a child and creating public mischief.

The women, who both live in Cassava Piece, were arrested after Spence made a complaint to the Constant Spring Police that Chicory had taken her baby for a walk and had not returned in two weeks.

Chicory was arrested and while being interviewed, alleged that Spence had given her the go-ahead to give the infant to an unidentified man who apparently lives in the United Kingdom. The cops then arrested Spence.
Yesterday, both women were handcuffed together as they were brought to court.

Arresting officer, Constable Sophia Palmer, told Resident Magistrate Glen Brown that Spence had conspired to give the child away after the child's father had been shot and killed during an outbreak of violence in the Cassava Piece community earlier this year.

The cop said Spence had a change of heart when she found out that the man registered the infant in his name and was planning to take the child back to the United Kingdom.
"She never wanted to let the baby fly out," Palmer told the court.

In her defence, Spence denied giving away the child.
"Your Honour, I need my child," Spence said.
"You planned to give away the baby?" RM Brown asked.
"No, sir," Spence answered.
Chicory told the court that Spence had agreed to sell the child.

"She agreed," Chicory said.
Both women were then ordered fingerprinted and remanded in custody until next Wednesday.