Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
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Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: iPhone Claimed Village Chief Life:
A village chief was electrocuted and died in his sleep. He was holding his iPhone on his chest when it was being charged. At one point, he was shocked via the phone. The incident happened around 4:00 pm on 11 September 2016.
The victim is identified as Kim Pov, male, 44 years old, a village chief, living in dangkor district, Phnom Penh.
Police examined the body and confirmed that the victim died from electric shock as he put his phone on his chest while charging it.
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A village chief was electrocuted and died in his sleep. He was holding his iPhone on his chest when it was being charged. At one point, he was shocked via the phone. The incident happened around 4:00 pm on 11 September 2016.
The victim is identified as Kim Pov, male, 44 years old, a village chief, living in dangkor district, Phnom Penh.
Police examined the body and confirmed that the victim died from electric shock as he put his phone on his chest while charging it.
Image of the damage:
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Re: Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
pretty fucked up, there are so many of these stories that get shared around on facebook that always turn out to be fake, but this one actually appears to have happened?
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Re: Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
This tragic event surely calls for a commemorative poem in the manner of Belloc:
Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light himself
It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.
Hilaire Belloc
Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light himself
It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.
Hilaire Belloc
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Re: Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
It'll be a cheap/dodgy charger that was the problem. just like that Filipino chick in Sydney who died the same way (she got electrocuted through her earphones) a couple of years ago.
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Re: Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
Yeah looks like the capacitor in the charger overloaded and sent 220v down the line.
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you cant trust none of these boot leg electronics tou buy out here.
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I actually thought these stories about exploding phone chargers were bullshit, but I looked into it and it's a real problem. Although rare.Jamie_Lambo wrote:pretty fucked up, there are so many of these stories that get shared around on facebook that always turn out to be fake, but this one actually appears to have happened?
Yeah, and even the new Samsung Note 7 has been recalled globally, so can hardly trust the good ones either.Ry_Mam wrote:you cant trust none of these boot leg electronics tou buy out here.
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This sucks because I often use my phone while it's charging and it's always next to my bed overnight on the charger, so if mine ever explodes I'm screwed.
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General Mackevili wrote:I actually thought these stories about exploding phone chargers were bullshit, but I looked into it and it's a real problem. Although rare.Jamie_Lambo wrote:pretty fucked up, there are so many of these stories that get shared around on facebook that always turn out to be fake, but this one actually appears to have happened?Yeah, and even the new Samsung Note 7 has been recalled globally, so can hardly trust the good ones either.Ry_Mam wrote:you cant trust none of these boot leg electronics tou buy out here.
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This sucks because I often use my phone while it's charging and it's always next to my bed overnight on the charger, so if mine ever explodes I'm screwed.
yeah i know quite a few that have been debunked, but its something im always cautious about here with all the sparks that fly out the plug when you try plugging it in, cant be good lol
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Re: Cambodian Village Chief Died Because His iPhone Electrocuted Him While It Was Charging
and with these power cuts at random parts of the day and night, im told when power comes back on, it surges causing your electronics to shorten out. happened to my ps3 and my tv. Im thinking more compensation haha. sorry for that.
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