25-year-old Chinese man, Wang Shangkun, became bedridden for life after selling one of his kidneys in the black market to purchase Apple Inc. products in 2011.



Then 17-year-old teenager from China's Anhui province, sold one of his kidneys for $3,273 to buy an iPad 2 and an iPhone 4.



The Chinese man contacted a black-market organ peddler on an online chatroom and then underwent an illegal surgery in the Hunan province, without his parents' approval. Post-operative medical care was not provided.



Shangkun was quoted as saying at the time in a 2019 Fox News report: "Why do I need two kidneys? One is enough."



Unfortunately, time has proven him wrong.



In 2020, he developed an infection in the remaining kidney owing to unhygienic operation location and the lack of post-operative care, according to a Vice News report.



It initially made the young man bedridden for life due to a renal deficiency. He is currently attached to a dialysis machine to clear his blood of toxins daily.



Nine people were later arrested.



While five of those arrested were accused of intentional injury and organ trafficking, among those charged were surgeons, brokers, the person who rented the operating room and people who searched for organs through online chat.



The court decided to pay $300,000 in compensation to Shangkun's family after the arrest of those involved in the illegal organ trade.

IPad 2 and iPhone 4
I remembered those ladies who were slaughtered because of iPhone 7,iphone 12 don dey now..
If you damage your life because of Lexus today, believe someday in the future, you go fit purchase Bugatti... Shey u see how beetle dey cheap now?
This life is temporary, nothing last forever...



But still abeg, any vanity is OK right now, I no go mind o

I read this story as it unfold years back. Back then newer iPhone causes lot of frenzy than they do today... Just imagine! Who cares about iPhone x these days? Talk less of iPhone 4?

Learn to take life with Patience and smile. Things come and go and you won't miss them she they do

Stupid boy....