Richard Bull
PFD Report
Historic (No Identified Response)
Ref: 2017-0154
No published response · Over 2 years old
Sent To
Response Status
Responses
0 of 1
56-Day Deadline
4 Sep 2017
Over 2 years old — no identified published response
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Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Coroners Concerns
_ The family expressed concern that phone chargers were not perceived to be risky items even in contact with water and that warnings should be highlighted in this respect.
Action Should Be Taken
Consideration should be given to warnings within the item packaging that phone chargers bear all the risks of electrocution commonly associated with electrical equipment:
Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
On the 12th December 2016 commenced an investigation into the death of Richard Anthony Bull. The investigation concluded at the end of the Inquest on March 2017 The conclusion of the Inquest was Accidental Death, the medical cause of death 1a Electrocution:
Circumstances of the Death
Mr Bull was discovered deceased by his wife in the bath at his home: He had his iPhone in his hand and this was attached to a charger which in turn was plugged into a socket in the hall, There was no evidence to support a contention that Mr Bull's electrocution had been deliberate.
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