A 23 year old Chinese woman was apparently electrocuted to death while using a plugged in iPhone5 according to her family and Chinese media sources. The victims elder sister Ma Ailun took to Chinese twitter like social network Sina Weibo to demand an explanation from Apple and urged people not to use their phones while charging them.

Apple has since issued a statement expressing condolences to the family over the unfortunate incident, and vowed to investigate the incident thoroughly. A report from China Daily says that local police have confirmed the victim died of electrocution but are yet to state categorically whether her iPhone5 had a part to play in it.

The sad part is that Ma was scheduled to be married August...
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