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Girl dies of electrocution while charging iPhone in China, Apple says “deeply sorry”
Sunday, July 14, 2013 20:10
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Relatives of a 23-year-old woman from northwest China have claimed that she died after being electrocuted while using her iPhone.
The older sister of victim, Ailun, said on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, that Ma was electrocuted while trying to answer a call on her iPhone while the device was charging, Xinhua reported.
“(I) hope that Apple Inc can give us an explanation. I also hope that all of you will refrain from using your mobile devices while charging,” her post read.
The post has gone viral online, with many forwarding the message and warning others of the dangers of using mobile devices while they are being charged …. http://indiatoday.intoday.in
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2013/07/girl-dies-of-electrocution-while.html
how can a low voltage DC kill someone?
5 volts low amperage.
something does not add up.
I use mine daily while being charged. I stream radio on it all day so it is not unusual for me to use it to talk also while it is being charged.