By Matt Blake and Peter Simpson PUBLISHED: 04:23 EST, 15 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:13 EST, 15 July 2013 An air stewardess was killed by an electric shock when she answered a call on her iPhone 5 while it was recharging, it was claimed yesterday. News of the death of Ma Ailun, 23, was posted on the internet by her sister, prompting criticism of Apple among the country’s millions of iPhone users. ‘I want to warn everyone else not to make phone calls when your mobile phone is recharging,’ her sister wrote. Tragic: Ma Ailun, 23, a former flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, died when she picked up her iPhone as it charged at home on Thursday, her family said. Ma often took pictures of herself with her phone and posted them online (above)
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Ma Ailun, a China Southern Airlines air hostess, died in Xinjian, China
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Family say she was answering her iPhone 5 at home while it was charging
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Sister says Ma bought hers from Apple store, was using original charger
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Apple have launched investigation into claims and are 'helping authorities'
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iPhone 5 was launched with much fanfare across world in September
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