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7-year-old killed by fake Gameboy. October 12, 2007

Filed under: News — Max @ 10:17 am

gameboy 175x125 7 year old killed by fake Gameboy.

A boy of seven was killed by a counterfeit Gameboy charger while on holiday in Thailand, an inquest heard yesterday.

Connor O’Keeffe was found on a hotel room floor in Phuket still holding the wires of the charger after he was electrocuted in December last year.

His stepfather Keith Skinner had bought the device for £9 from a store because the family, from Walworth in South-East London, had forgotten to pack Connor’s charger.

 



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  • bugashi
    Maybe it's just me, but didn't this happen a few months back? Not sure when, but I clearly remember reading about this.
  • damn
    Thats FUCKED up
  • Rob
    Maybe he was holding the wires... and touching the metal part at the end when he plugged it in.
  • Derec
    The heading "7-year-old killed by fake Gameboy." is rather mis-leading. I was expecting to read some crazy story about how he died as a result of his gameboy not the charger.

    With that said though...is there additional information on this? How did he get electrocuted? The article says he was holding the wires. I only have a Advance SP but in looking at the charger I am not quite sure how I would be electrocuted holding one...even if it is plugged in.
  • qender
    Go to his funeral? that's not really fair for his family. Shouldn't the people who create a deadly product go to prison? In the US they might, don't know how things work in thailand though.
  • Now, no one can read this and say that counterfeit is innocent!
    The creators of that charger should be forced to go to his funeral...