Girl Tries To Sell Her Virginity In Order To Fund Her Brother's Cancer Treatment

A high-school student has tried to sell her virginity in an attempt to earn enough money to fund her brother's cancer treatment, according to Chinese media. The 19-year-old woman, named Xu Yanhua, was spotted on Monday on a subway train in Hangzhou, where she was selling her body for 200,000 yuan (£23,405).

Xu held a signboard which said: 'The treatment will cost more than 200,000 yuan. My family can't afford it. Which kind-hearted person can save my brother?'

According to a report on 163.com, Xu even claimed to have a hospital-issued certificate proving she was in fact a virgin. Xu explained she was selling herself in a last-ditch attempt to make enough money to fund her brother's expensive medical bills.

In her signboard, Xu said that she came from Qiubei County in Yunnan Province and was a high-school student. Xu said her brother, 23, was diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago and her family was too poor to afford the treatment he needed to survive. 

The young woman said her family had spent all their savings on a bone marrow transplant, but her sibling had experienced a negative reaction to operation. With her brother's body deteriorating, the young woman said it was her final plea for help.

Police officers took the woman back to the local police station where she explained her motives for selling her virginity.