iPhone 5 Electric Shock Kills Women In China
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
A Chinese female flight attendant was killed
by an electric shock when she answered a call on her iPhone 5 while it was
recharging. Her sister posted the news on the internet, prompting criticism of
Apple among millions of iPhone users.
Ma Ailun, 23 was a former flight attendant
with China Southern Airlines, allegedly suffered from a massive shock when she
picked up her iPhone 5 as it charged at home on Thursday.
The Chinese bride-to-be was claim that she
bought her iPhone 5 last December from an official store in her home town,
Xinjiang. All of the iPhone accessories used are an original.
Apple promised to investigate Miss Ma’s
death. “We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our
condolences to the family. We will fully investigate and co-operate with
authorities in this matter.”
Weibo, China’s popular social media chat
sites, were then flooded with posts urging fellow iPhone users not to make
calls while charging their phones and to only use original chargers an avoid
plugging cheap copy chargers which are widely available in China.
This article also can be found at Lipstiq.com. (Source)
Eeee... Don't answer any phone calls while charging your phone. And make sure to buy original charger... I'm quite scared of it...
- xoxo -
Ashley Yeen
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