A man has been found dead in his Thailand flat after being electrocuted by his phone which was charging while he slept.
In the latest of a spate of cases in the country, Wanchai Deengam, 27, was still clutching his phone when he was found by police lying lifeless on his bed in Bangkok, on February 8.
He was wearing only a pair of shorts and had been bleeding from his mouth, while a burn wound had scorched his right hand. His left hand was resting on his white Samsung handset which was connected from a USB charger to an extension cable.
There was also a smartwatch connected to a charger in the extension plug while two rice cookers appeared to have been in use and two fans were connected to the wall socket.
Wanchai's devastated brother Somkuan Changsarn, 50, said he had been worried about his sibling as he had been unable to contact him since the previous night.
He tried knocking on the door several times and then the following morning he decided to force his way into the room.
Somkuan said: "I was suspicious because normally, he wasn't a deep sleeper. I would always see him sitting in front of his room when I finish work.
"He liked to use his phone just for chatting with friends on the Line application. He used TikTok a lot and Facebook to watch sport but he didn't play games.
"We spoke before about using phones while they are charging because there were cases in the news about it happening. But everybody still does. I never thought this could happen or I would have warned my brother more."
Police Captain Jiratchaya Yordkum from the Rat Burana Metropolitan Police Station said they were not looking for anybody else in connection with the death.
He added: "We found no traces of assault or ransacking. We suspect that a short circuit might have caused his electrocution."
The officer added that Wanchai had plugged his power strip directly into the socket without using the proper adapter.
His remains have been sent to a forensics lab to determine the cause of death while relatives prepare for his funeral.
A similar case happened last month when factory worker Puttawat Kamwan, 34, suffered an electric shock while he was sleeping next to his charging phone in Samut Prakan province.
He was found by friends collapsed and decomposing on the bed with his arm resting on the mobile phone.
