Italian girl, 16, is electrocuted in bath while on phone with boyfriend after dropping charging device in water
- According to local media, her parents were not present in the house at the time
In Italy, a 16-year-old girl has died after she dropped her phone in the bathtub while talking to a friend.
The girl – called Maria Antonietta Cutillo in Italy – had been on the phone when she dropped the mobile phone, which was charging at the time, into the water while taking a bath at her parents’ home in Montefalcione, Avellino .
According to local media, her parents were not present at the home when the teen was tragically electrocuted.
At the time, emergency services had already been called by Cutillo’s friend, who became concerned when the call was cut off. Upon arrival, they found she had died after the device shorted out.
Her body was taken to the morgue of Moscati Hospital in Avellino for autopsy.
Maria Antonietta Cutillo – was on the phone with her friend when she dropped the mobile phone in the water along with a charging station at her parents’ house in Montefalcione, Avellino
According to local media, her parents were not present at the house when the incident took place, but later returned home
According to sources, Cutillo’s father is well known in the regional capital of Irpinia, where he owns a local butcher shop. The local police are investigating the incident.
In 2020, a schoolgirl died in her bath after a charging phone fell on her chest and slid into the water in France.
The 15-year-old, identified as Tiffenn at the time, was electrocuted after the device slipped into the water near her home in Marseille.
Emergency services had rushed the girl to the city’s Timone Hospital and tried to resuscitate her, but to no avail.
Similarly, in 2019, a 13-year-old girl in Amsterdam was electrocuted when her smartphone fell into the bath while charging.
The teen’s mother dragged her out of the bathtub after she ran to the bathroom when she heard a loud scream. She called emergency services.
Paramedics roused the unconscious girl by beating her on the sternum before taking her straight to hospital, where she spent two days.
In this case, the girl did not die, but suffered amnesia as a result of the incident and could not remember the moment when she dropped the phone in the bath.
Dr. Sem Hardon said the severity of her injuries made it likely she was electrocuted by the mains voltage, which is 240V in the Netherlands.
He added: “If household electrical appliances are used in bathrooms, users should be aware of safety risks…
“Nevertheless, electrical appliances or cords should never be plugged in near water and should never come into contact with a wet environment.”