BEIJING - A villager from North China's Hebei province stood trial in Beijing's Xicheng district court on Monday on charges of child trafficking, the court said.

The 47-year-old accused, surnamed Ren, is a migrant worker in Beijing, the prosecutor told the court.

He has been accused of stealing a baby from a hospital for his fellow townsman, Zhao Baoqiang, who temporarily works with an insurance company in Hebei, the prosecutor said.