Family blames man's electrocution death on charging iPhone 5  

男子充電時打手機遭電擊身亡 手上有燒焦傷口(圖)

前晚9時許，石獅市湖濱街道一租房內，26歲的小芳(化名)陷入悲慟，她很難理解父親吳某會以這樣的方式離開人世。當時倒在床上的吳某手里握著正在充電的iPhone5手機，保持著打電話的姿勢，疑遭遇電擊身亡。死者頸部和握手機的右手虎口處都留下燒焦傷口，醫生據此初步判斷，符合電擊作用致死。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A man from Fujian province died while talking on his iPhone, which was being charged, a local news website said.

The man, surnamed Wu, 49, lived with his family in Shishi, Quanzhou city. He was found dead by his daughter around 9:00 pm on his bed. In his right hand, he was holding a white iPhone5 onto the right side of his neck.

The iPhone5 was connected to a charger in a nearby power outlet.

Wu's daughter said she touched her father's body and felt a slight shock of electricity. Then she pulled out the charger and found her father was not breathing.

Wu was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, but he could not be revived.

Burns were found on the right side of his neck and right hand, which was holding the iPhone. "The wounds are like burned cuts," his family said.

Judging from the burns, doctors estimated the cause of death is from electrocution via the phone charger.

His daughter said the phone was sent from Wu's sister in Macau.

The daughter found the iPhone still in working condition after the incident. It showed an incoming call when a family member dialed Wu's number. And no burn marks were found on the charger.

Wu's family said they don't plan to file a lawsuit, which would be costly and time-consuming.

As they didn't report to the police, there is no investigation.

In July 2013, a 23-year-old flight attendant was killed after getting an electric shock from picking up her iPhone4 while it was charging at her home in Xinjiang.