12-Year-Old Girl Dies After Electric Shock While Using Sister’s Phone in Rayong

[Georgealbert]

 

 

The incident occurred on October 29, when a 12-year-old Cambodian girl, identified as “Net,” died from an electric shock while using her sister’s mobile phone, which was plugged into a charger at the time. The incident took place in Ban Khai District, Rayong Province, while the girl was alone in a small hut where her family lived.

 

According to the girl’s father, Mr. Neun, 36, he was out working in the rubber plantation nearby when the incident happened. He explained that his daughter had been using the mobile phone while it was charging and had fallen asleep holding the device. Upon finding her unresponsive with her hand tightly gripping the phone, he carried her to a nearby shop to seek help. Rescue workers arrived and transported her to the hospital, but tragically, she had already passed away.

 

The girl’s elder sister, Ms. Nuch, 17, mentioned that the phone belonged to her and that she did not know her younger sister had taken it. When she found her sister, the charging cable was still connected, and the girl’s breathing was faint, with blood visible at her mouth. It is estimated that she had been in that state for about 20 minutes before anyone discovered her.

 

Authorities from Ban Khai Police Station are investigating the incident.

 

Picture for reference only.

-- 2024-10-31

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

while using her sister’s mobile phone, which was plugged into a charger at the time.

Girl Dies After Electric Shock While Using Sister’s Phone 

Phone not at fault 

 

Maybe headline should read 'Girl Dies After Electric Shock from Phones  Faulty Chinese charger' 

 

Edited October 31 by SAFETY FIRST

[lordgrinz]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Nothing to do with the phone.

 

Maybe headline should read 'Girl Dies After Electric Shock from Phones  Faulty Chinese charger' 

 

 

....or improperly installed electrical power and outlets. The only thing scarier than the building quality in Thailand, is the electrical work in them. 

[ourmanflint]

How does this work? Faulty transformer in charger? how does 12v kill

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

How does this work? Faulty transformer in charger? how does 12v kill

Can't say without looking at the charger but it's likely the transformer developed a short circuit allowing the 220v to pass through to the phone. 

 

[OccamsRazor]

56 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Can't say without looking at the charger but it's likely the transformer developed a short circuit allowing the 220v to pass through to the phone. 

 

Chargers are usually 5V output.  But a transformer short to the output is a real possibility, especially if the charger got wet.

[Will B Good]

 

 

Checked the outlets in our outside kitchen/pool room earlier this year (22 of them)......none are earthed.....house is okay.

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Checked the outlets in our outside kitchen/pool room earlier this year (22 of them)......none are earthed.....house is okay.

Phone chargers don't require an earth, just active and neutral. 

 

[Will B Good]

3 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Phone chargers don't require an earth, just active and neutral. 

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

 It was more of a comment on the risks over here in assuming things are done properly.

 

I doubt I would ever check earthing in a UK house.....but maybe I should?

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

22 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Thanks.

 

 It was more of a comment on the risks over here in assuming things are done properly.

 

I doubt I would ever check earthing in a UK house.....but maybe I should?

 

 

I had a house built in a gated village in Pattaya back in 2002.

I sat down with the developer to choose the house to build on my land, there was a few different designs. I asked how many power outlets are included, he said as many as I want.

 

So I got my house finished, moved in, all my outlets installed, not one had an earth.

 

It's a shame, I would have bought a hundred metres of earth wire for his electrician to run to each outlet if I knew before.

 

Edited October 31 by SAFETY FIRST

[ukrules]

I'm still confused as to how this can happen, even if there is a short inside the transformer.

For example, my phone is made of plastic and has a glass screen - it's all non conductive, there is no metal at all on the outside of the phone.

I guess some of these phones are made from metal?

 

I did  a little digging on this - some phones use Steel, Aluminium and Titanium cases, especially Apple phones.

 

Edited October 31 by ukrules

[fredwiggy]

5 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

....or improperly installed electrical power and outlets. The only thing scarier than the building quality in Thailand, is the electrical work in them. 

Never seen worse. My builder didn't correctly ground my house and I get shocks touching some appliances.

[Will B Good]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I had a house built in a gated village in Pattaya back in 2002.

I sat down with the developer to choose the house to build on my land, there was a few different designs. I asked how many power outlets are included, he said as many as I want.

 

So I got my house finished, moved in, all my outlets installed, not one had an earth.

 

It's a shame, I would have bought a hundred metres of earth wire for his electrician to run to each outlet if I knew before.

 

 

 

Sad state of affairs.....guess we should have known better?

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Sad state of affairs.....guess we should have known better?

 

 

It's weird, it's no problem supplying power cable, cutting the concrete walls, adding unlimited power outlets at no cost to the customer, but adding an earth wire for each outlet they overlook. 

 

 

 

[kwak250]

I see a lot of people use these cheap chargers from 20baht shops
I still use a huge uk Samsung charger that has lasted for years.

i have put in a few Philips sockets around the house that have usb connections just to save people that visit plugging in those cr"p dangerous 20baht death traps

[watchcat]

On 10/31/2024 at 7:50 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Can't say without looking at the charger but it's likely the transformer developed a short circuit allowing the 220v to pass through to the phone. 

 

 

Made in China

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 10/31/2024 at 6:54 PM, kwak250 said:

 

They have USB C 

Faster charging 

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, watchcat said:

Made in China

To all:

Take a magnifying glass and check where your charger has been made.

If not in China please report.

 

It's more about the brand behind and how they practice quality assurance.

Still major parts of the most expensive fruity smartphones are made in both of the Chinas.

 

I suspect that details are missing.

If the charger had a short circuit there would be smell and visible damage even burn marks.

 

What I assume as in other cases of the past: faulty extension cable/plugs lying on the bed.

Charging in bed if ever: only with power bank!

Edited November 3 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

Just found eight mobile/5V chargers in the house.

Seven are Made in China.

One Samsung charger is Made in Vietnam.

 

[watchcat]

On 11/3/2024 at 3:07 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Just found eight mobile/5V chargers in the house.

Seven are Made in China.

One Samsung charger is Made in Vietnam.

 

 

LOL.

[watchcat]

On 10/31/2024 at 10:18 AM, fredwiggy said:

Never seen worse. My builder didn't correctly ground my house and I get shocks touching some appliances.

 

You're not alone I get shocks from my laptop, nothing serious but you can feel it.

Edited November 12 by watchcat

[billd766]

On 10/31/2024 at 6:38 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

It's weird, it's no problem supplying power cable, cutting the concrete walls, adding unlimited power outlets at no cost to the customer, but adding an earth wire for each outlet they overlook. 

 

 

 

In my wife's house, all the sockets are earthed.

 

Probably because I bought 3 core cable (live neutral and earth) and a 2 metre copper rod that was hammered into the ground outside and connected to the circuit breaker box.

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, billd766 said:

In my wife's house, all the sockets are earthed.

 

Probably because I bought 3 core cable (live neutral and earth) and a 2 metre copper rod that was hammered into the ground outside and connected to the circuit breaker box.

I haven't bought a new house for over a decade but I bought a few condominiums recently, all earthed. 

 

[johng]

1 minute ago, billd766 said:

In my wife's house, all the sockets are earthed.

 

Having a good earth can help with shocks from computers  as their power supplies are often leaky due to design they need an earth...its ( mostly ) always a good idea to have an earth.

 

The very cheap and shody china usb adaptors are often designed in a dangerous way so if a component fails or there is water or ants inside there can be dangerous voltage  on the usb plug end where there never should be more than 5 volts.

In this case what can save a life is an  "earth-leakage circuit breaker"

 

[tmd5855]

On 10/31/2024 at 2:46 PM, ourmanflint said:

How does this work? Faulty transformer in charger? how does 12v kill

Actually it is current flow that will kill you, you touch a live terminal!!  You feel a tingle do not touch anything else with your other had or you complete a circuit across your chest/heart.  

Just google the milliamps required to stop your heart or check the milliamps in a pacemaker.

 

[billd766]

57 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I haven't bought a new house for over a decade but I bought a few condominiums recently, all earthed. 

 

We had this house built 22 years ago.