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XINJIANG, China — APPLE Inc yesterday announced it would “thoroughly investigate” an accident in which a woman in northwest China was suspected of being killed by an electric shock when making a phone call with a recharging iPhone 5.
Ma Ailun, 23, a former flight attendant for China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted in her home in the Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last Thursday, police said yesterday.
Police have not confirmed whether a mobile phone was involved as they continue to investigate the case. “We feel deeply saddened about the accident and send sincere condolences to her family. We will thoroughly investigate the accident and collaborate with the police investigation,” Apple China said in a statement yesterday.
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