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9-year-old suffers third-degree burns after cell phone case leaks acid
Published January 13, 2016
A 9-year-old girl in the United Kingdom suffered third-degree burns on her leg after the glittery case she used to protect her iPhone reportedly cracked and leaked onto her skin.
Karly Retter posted a photo of the cell phone case and her daughter Olivia’s leg on Facebook to serve as a warning to others.
Please share this as much as possible this case is full of acid and if it cracks it will cause 3rd-2nd degree burns this...
Posted by Karly Retter on Friday, January 8, 2016
“Doctors have said it is a severe chemical burn and she will be scarred for life,” Retter told The Telegraph. “I can’t believe it, she will have a scare in the shape of a phone on her leg.”
Retter told the news outlet that her daughter fell asleep with her phone next to her and woke up with a painful red burn.
According to a follow-up Facebook post from Retter, the phone case has been removed from stores.
Retter's post has been shared more than 42,000 times.
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