Cover image via Elite DailyA 40-year-old man from China has been arrested after taking a pregnant 12-year-old – whom he said is his "wife" – to a hospital for check-up
The incident took place in the Xuzhou region of China, where the girl is reported to have turned up with the 40-year-old man and a woman who claimed to be the girl's mother-in-law.
The man reportedly tried to pass off the youngster as a 20-year-old, but hospital staff had doubts and identified the girl as a "child"
According to UK news site The Sun, A member of the hospital staff was quoted as saying: **"It's obvious she is just a child. She is certainly not anywhere near 20 years old."**
Doctors tried to question the girl were unable to get any answers from her, as she did not speak any Mandarin.
The young girl – who is believed to be no older than 12 years old and 3 months pregnant – was at the hospital for a routine check-up to ensure that her foetus was healthy.
Their suspicion is also said to have angered the husband
Girl (in blue) with her 40-year-old 'husband', in the white shirt, as he argues with hospital staff.
Image via Asia Wire
He was quoted as saying: **"I took her here to be examined – just do your job. Stop asking so many questions."**
Medics immediately called the police when the two adults insisted on passing off the girl as a 20-year-old woman
Police found the girl didn't possess any form of identification and have determined she is not from China. She is likely instead to be a foreign national from Southeast Asia.
**Investigators suspect that she was abducted or bought as a foreign bride.**
