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Apple to investigate "iPhone death" of Chinese woman

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Post by Ben Reilly Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:49 pm

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.

Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail.

Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.


http://news.yahoo.com/apple-probe-death-chinese-woman-died-charging-iphone-105228058.html
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Post by Lurker Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:55 pm

I don't see how this is possible. The charging voltage is low DC voltage coming out of the charger. There is not enough voltage or current to kill somebody. This sounds fishy to me.
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Post by veya_victaous Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:13 am

@lurker
I think China has 240V electricity like Australia.
Our transformers could kill you if they were damaged or poorly made, still enough copper to make a circut from the outlet to the phone and the Iphone 5 has metal case. Quite probably it was a knockoff charger that was actually the culprit.
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Post by Lurker Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:06 am

I was assuming it was a plastic case. I guess it could electrocute her under your scenario. I guess I'm just a hopeless skeptic.
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Post by Lurker Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:18 am

http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/07/15/Electrocuted-by-iPhone-womans-family-claims/4441373909393/?spt=fsb&or=ros
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