A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been killed after she rolled onto her iPhone’s broken charging cable while she slept.
Police in Vietnam is still to determine if the product which killed 14-year-old Le was a genuine Apple wire or a cheap imitation.
Le Thi Xoan was electrocuted when she was exposed to the live wires of the damaged cable.
She was found unconscious by her parents and rushed to the hospital, but she could not be revived.
The teenager always charged her iPhone 6 next to her bed and police in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi found the burnt white cable.
The cable was found on her bed and officers believe a slight tear in the rubber casing may have revealed the live wires inside.
Medics confirmed electrocution as the cause of death.
According to investigators, the police believe the girl had plugged her Apple device into charge and laid the iPhone 6 on her bed like she did every night.
Officers believe the tragedy likely struck as she slept and rolled onto the iPhone’s charging cable, which had tears in it and which electrocuted her with the current.
The charging cable is being inspected but the authorities said they are yet to determine whether it was the original Apple wire or a cheaper imitation.
In a picture showing the burnt cable, it appears to be shorter than Apple’s original 0.5-metre (20-inch) charging cable.
The see-through tape had also been wrapped around the front of the cable, suggesting that the victim may have been aware of the wear and tear but decided to continue using it.
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