Toddler Killed After Putting a Phone Charger Lead in Mouth That Was Left Plugged in by Family

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5/21/2019Updated: 5/21/2019

A 2-year-old toddler was killed in India on May 18 after she put a phone charger lead in her mouth that was still plugged into the electric socket.

The electrocution happened while the child was playing in her grandparents home in Jahangirabad in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, reported the Times of India.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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