Police in China are currently investigating the death of a 23-year-old Ailun Ma who was reportedly electrocuted while answering her iPhone. The victim was a flight attendant for China Southern Airlines. Local media reports say that the girl died by electrocution after picking up her iPhone to answer a call. The model of the gadget is unknown – some reports say it was iPhone 4, the others name iPhone 5. The girl’s family explained that both the phone and its charger were purchased at an Apple store. In the meanwhile, Ma’s sister has been urging Apple customers to be very cautious when using their phones as it charges. Her cry quickly went viral on Chinese social network Sina Weibo. The latest media reports admit that the charger may have been a “knock-off”. According to a telecommunications expert Xiang Ligang, knockoff chargers “sometimes cut corners”. The matter is that the quality of the capacitor and circuit protector may be bad, which leads to the capacitor breaking down and sending 220 volts of electricity directly into the device battery. However, a picture shown on CCTV of the alleged charger was of a different design to the official Chinese model. The tech giant claimed in a statement that Apple was deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offered its condolences to the girl’s family. Apple promised to fully investigate and co-operate with the police in the matter. However, Apple representatives refused to comment on whether or not this was an isolated incident.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:05:44 +0000
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