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Teen is twittered to death

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Published Date: 25 June 2009
A Romanian teenager electrocuted herself while Twittering in her bath after she dropped her laptop computer in the water.
The body of 17-year-old Maria Barbu was found by her parents with her laptop lying next to her at home in Brasov.

Police think she may have tried to plug in the computer's mains power lead with wet hands after the battery ran down during a long Twitter session.

The full article contains 75 words and appears in Shields Gazette newspaper.
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  • Last Updated: 25 June 2009 1:38 PM
  • Source: Shields Gazette
  • Location: South Shields
 
 

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