For some people postnatal depression can be tough to manage.

A couple in British Columbia have been arrested after placing an ad on online classifieds site Craigslist to sell their seven-day-old baby for $10,000 CAN.

The ad described the infant as “very cute” and said that the parents couldn’t afford to care for her and wanted to give her to a good home.

Site visitors alerted the police after reading the ad.

 

Using the cell phone number that was listed in the ad the police were able to arrest both of the parents.

The 23-year-old mother and 25-year-old father told police that the offer was a hoax.

The clueless parents were arrested and charged with public mischief with other criminal charges possible as the investigation continues.

The baby girl is now in the hands of social workers.