Charging phone with desktop computer, young man was electrocuted to death

The accident happened at an Internet cafe in China when the young man pulled out a charging phone cable from a desktop computer.

According toMashable, the victim was identified as Xiong Xuan (18 years old) was electrocuted to death at an Internet service cafe in Wuhan province (China). At the time of the incident, Xuan's brother Xiong Feng was sitting at the computer next to him and witnessed the entire incident.

The victim was electrocuted to death after unplugging the phone charger that was plugged into the computer. Illustrative photo.

Feng said his younger brother plugged his phone into the USB port on the internet cafe's desktop to charge the battery. When he had to go out, Xuan pulled out the charging cord and felt a slight numbness in his hand, so he pulled it back. He tried a second time and was electrocuted, leading to his death. "He screamed when he pulled out the cable, and at that moment his foot came into contact with an iron bar on the table," Feng said.

The older brother recalled that at that time, his younger brother foamed at the mouth and slowly passed out, while no one in the internet cafe came to his rescue. "He must have been in a lot of pain, but no one did anything," Feng shared. Xuan was taken to the hospital but could not be saved.

After the tragic accident, authorities temporarily suspended the Internet cafe and expanded the investigation.

There have been several cases of electrocution caused by using phones while they were charging. In April 2016, a woman in Malaysia died after taking a call while her phone was charging. A similar incident happened to another woman in China in 2013, resulting in her tragic death.

According to VNE