Another iPhone User Dies While Talking On His Charging iPhone

According to a report from Daily News Thailand, a man in Thailand was pronounced dead after being electrocuted by his iPhone 4s, which he was using while it was charging.

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The man appeared to be using an unauthorized third-party charger to charge his device, which often do not meet Apple's safety standards.

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He was found with his left hand holding on to a black iPhone 4s hooked up to a charger that was in a power outlet, according to Daily News on Monday.

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.

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Police suspect the man had been using the phone while falling asleep on the floor, which his father Chaleaw Charnglek described was typical of him.

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.

While police are waiting for autopsy results before confirming the cause of death, they suspect the cause of death is electrocution via the phone charger.