Australian woman electrocuted by faulty charger

An Australian woman was electrocuted while charging her laptop and phone, prompting authorities to warn people against using cheap, non-compliant USB-style chargers.

Mother of two Sheryl Anne Aldeguer, aged 28, was discovered wearing headphones and with her computer in her lap. She had suffered burns to her chest and ears at a home in Gosford, north of Sydney.

Police believe a high voltage had passed through her body. It is believed a A$4.95 (€3.40) phone charger sent a high-voltage electrical pulse into her phone, which transferred to the earphones she had connected to a laptop.