Thai man dies while talking on his charging iPhone

By Saiyai Sakawee | Tech in Asia

A Thai man from Chanthaburi province died laying on the floor talking on his iPhone while it was charging.

The police were called by the victim's father to the house and found a body of a 28-year-old man laying on the floor, topless with red short pants. In his left hand he was holding a black iPhone 4S connected to a charger that was in the power outlet.

Local police suspect that the deceased was using the phone in bed while he was falling asleep. A burn was found on the left side of his chest, and the left hand that was holding the iPhone was burnt to the extent that his skin had stuck to it.

The young man's father said that normally his son goes to bed around 11pm. He usually sleeps on the floor without a shirt, just as he was found. The father said he could hear his son making noises but thought he was just sleep-walking. Then in the morning, the father went into his young man's room and found him dead.

Initially, police suspect the cause of death is from electrocution via the phone charger. There's no confirmation whether the iPhone charger and cable were genuine or fake, but photos supplied to Thailand's Dailynews site show the iPhone's wall plug is blue, which means it's not a standard-issue iPhone charger – always a dangerous thing.

Local authorities are awaiting the autopsy result to confirm the cause of death.

We have seen similar cases with charging iPhones in China and Thailand.

(Source: Dailynews.co.th)

(Editing by Steven Millward)

Comments

humbleforest •

Dear Global Friends,
Please don't take for granted when warnings are being given like this message, over and over again Try to spread this moral message to everyone, no matter they are your friends or not.

Life is very valueless if one knows how, and it will be another negative "valueless" if one knows not..

Thank you for the sharing. Love to all beings.
Pwnd •
So, we have cases of overheating devices leading to fire that are reported and highlighted - curiously without any statistics to the number of people that are surely using the device as it is charging vs the number of victims of such fires. I would hazard a guess that the *difference* would be staggering.
cindyy •
idiotic atiitude...sad to say cant you wait to unplug then only continue chat on the phone...
but then i hope many youngster will learn the word patience ... "call you back"
is a very simple step to take
Satki •
Made in china
peony •
I think this goes to all phone types. Juz dont talk or sms while charging. In fact the frequencies are very dangerous, who knows it could triggers cancer if you sleep with your phone everyday...
Kevin • use
' I told you so" means nothing now.
asdgag •
ban all chinese made goods
Eric •
This is few case involved iPhone better for apple check what when wrong with the charger or the company apple assigned.there a hundred million of people using iPhone.we spend money buying the branded products and also risk our life when we use it.
whats next •
moral of the story, nobody force him to buy apple, next time buy samsung! oh...oops....no next time for him...ok tell his son!!
whats next •
ban and boycott apple!!!!
Sweetwhisky •
moral of the story is The father should have installed an air-con in his son' room so that he wont feel hot and sleep on the floor ..
Lyn •
there's always a warning n reminder...TO USED ONLY AN AUTHORISED ORIGINAL CHARGER .... oh oh ... dont ever talk through the iphone/android WHILE CHARGING !!!
Zzzzzzzzzz •
thats what happens when ppl fall in love with their phones..sleep with it...till death do us part...come on be serious guys...there'a alwasy a limit whe you are utilizing your phones...give it a rest and it will give you endless support...not " LIFE SUPPORT "...live a meanignful live...
Y. Aziza Az-Zahra •
its his destiny.
Augustus •
better use walkie talkie la then..
irvy z •
its okay..thats just an end of a chapter..rest in peace..

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