iPhone worker kills himself

AN employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing.

Apple bosses offered their condolences as the company awaits the results of an investigation.

The Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper said Sun Danyong, 25, noticed he was missing one of the 16 units he received on July 9. He reported the missing phone on July 13 and his apartment was searched by Foxconn employees.

He jumped to his death from his apartment building on July 16. “We are awaiting results of the investigations into his death,” said an Apple spokeswoman.