Couple ‘sell daughter so they can buy iPhone and expensive shoes’ in China

It seems the anticipation for an iPhone got too much for one couple in China, who have been accused of selling their young daughter so they could afford to buy one of the desirable devices.

The Apple lovers apparently wanted one of the smartphones so much they decided to raise funds by auctioning off their child, state media reported.

The mother, who also reportedly bought expensive shoes with the money, now face charges of human trafficking along with her partner.

But the under-fire parents have denied their intent was to raise money to buy the luxury items, insisting instead that they wanted to give their third child a better start in life by allowing her to join a wealthier family through an online adoption.

One of the parents said: ‘Giving away the child was not for obtaining benefits, but giving the child better guarantees.’

The couple are believed to have been paid somewhere between $4,900 (£3000) and $8,200 (£5060) for the child.

This isn’t the first time someone has reportedly sold something dear to them in order to buy an Apple product.

Last year a teenager is said to have traded a kidney so he could afford to buy an iPhone and iPad. http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/18/couple-sell-daughter-so-they-can-buy-iphone-and-expensive-shoes-4151844/