Thrissur: An eight-year-old girl was killed after a mobile phone exploded in her hand while she was watching a video at her house in Thiruvilwamala here. The deceased is Adithya Sree, daughter of a former member of Pazhayannur block panchayat Ashok Kumar and Soumya.
The incident took place around 10.30 pm on Monday. According to police, overheating of the battery might have led to the explosion as the child was watching the videos for a long time. Further details will be revealed only after forensic examination.
According to reports, the child died soon after the mobile phone exploded.
Sources close to the police revealed that a detailed examination will be carried out by experts over the explosion of the mobile phone.
It is learnt that the phone was purchased three years back. Adithya's uncle had purchased the phone for her father.
Last year, they replaced the phone's battery at the same shop.
When the incident took place, Adithya and her grandmother were at the house. The phone exploded when the grandmother left for the kitchen to take food.
“The child suffered severe injuries on her face. Her fingers on her right hand got severed and her palm was broken in the impact,” a police officer said.
Adithya was a class three student of Christ New Life School, Thiruvilawamala.
