A 15-year-old schoolboy in Yakutia died from an electric shock
A 15-year-old schoolboy in Yakutia died from an electric shock while charging his smartphone with a cheap Chinese charger, reportedly after the device overheated during video streaming. The incident occurred in the Verkhnevilyuysky District while he was waiting for a taxi.
Consensus
- A 15-year-old schoolboy died in Yakutia from an electric shock.
- The death occurred during smartphone charging.
- The boy was using a cheap, non-original charger.
- The phone overheated before the incident.
- The victim was watching videos (referred to as 'rils' or 'vidosiki') while charging.
- He had his feet on a radiator/battery during the event.
- A post-mortem examination revealed a burn on the chest area.
- This is not the first such incident in the region; another teenager died under similar circumstances in October 2025.
Points of divergence
- The boy was watching reels (rils) while waiting for a taxi and had his feet on the radiator. — riamo
- The victim's mother found him dead after returning from work, with the phone lying nearby. — vm
- The boy was charging his smartphone while sitting with his feet on the charger (not radiator). — vesti
- The incident happened in October 2025, but this is contradicted by other sources stating it occurred in July. — tg_mash
Coverage (4 sources)
- Addicted to Reels: Student in Yakutia Killed by Electric Shock from Smartphone on Cheap Charger — РИАМО
- Mash: A Yakut teenager died from an electric shock while charging his phone — Вечерняя Москва
- Schoolboy dies from electric shock while charging phone in Yakutia — Вести
- Yakut teenager dies from electric shock after inserting cheap Chinese charger into smartphone and continuing to scroll through reels — Mash