iPhone electrocutes Xinjiang woman in her sleep
Staff Reporter
2014-07-29
An 18-year-old woman in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is confirmed to have died in her sleep while charging her iPhone 4S, reports Hong Kong-based Ming Pao.
The victim's older sister found the victim in the house they rented together on July 24. She smelled burning after returning home and found her sister lying dead in her room, with substantial burns to her body and a smashed iPhone screen beside her.
Expert from the Korla branch of the Forensic Science Association of China found livor mortis on the victim's neck, hands, and left leg. The report concluded that the victim had suffered death from electrocution.
In July 2013, a 23-year-old flight attendant in Xinjiang also died while charging her iPhone with a third-party charger. Police in Xinjiang are currently investigating the death.
The victim's sister wrote on Weibo that she bought the iPhone 4S for the victim last winter in Urumqi for US$325. She reminded people to be careful when using mobile phones.
The retailer of the iPhone 4S arrived at the victim's family's house on July 27 and is negotiating with the family over compensation.
