Like most of us, she probably thought any USB charger would do.
“After months of investigation, a faulty USB charger is being blamed for the death of Sheryl Anne Aldeguer, a 28-year-old Filipina mom in Sydney, Australia,” reports ANC.
The report said Aldeguer “was found dead by her friends inside her house earlier this year, wearing headphones and with burns on her ears and chest.”
The report noted that “the authorities have already raided Campsie, a shop in Sydney where Aldeguer allegedly bought the AUS$4.95 USB charger which was found non-compliant with Australian safety standards.”
According to Australia’s Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said “the owners of Campsie could face fines of up to AUS$875,000 and a two-year custodial sentence.”
Stowe added that they had not been aware of the large number of cheap chargers sold in the market until Aldeguer’s death.
Photo from MorgueFile
