A factory worker was found dead after being electrocuted when charging his phone and using the earphones at the same time.
Kritsada Supol, 24, was found having laid down on his mattress with his Samsung phone plugged into an extension power point with an apparent ‘cheap’ charging cable. Kristada reportedly appeared to have been listening to music or talking to someone, as the mic section of the earphones was resting over his lips.
Kristada’s lifeless body was found by the property owner who visited the room the next morning where he found the body on the mattress with signs of burning around his ears.
Police from the Phan Thong Provincial Police Station in Chonburi, Thailand, arrived and carried the dead body from the property before sending it for a post-mortem examination.
Police Captain Jaleuk Polthong said police believe that Kritsada was fatally electrocuted while using the earphones and charging his smartphone at the same time: ‘’We believe a short circuit caused his death while he was on the phone with someone or he was listening to music.’”
Officers blamed a poor quality charger for the death as the Police Captain Polthong added, ‘’Many people could be in danger if they use cheap charging adapters which are not manufactured from the respective authorized company.
“It looks like the victim was electrocuted but the body will be sent for an autopsy to confirm the exact cause of death.”