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Girl, 13, left with deep burns after charging phone falls in her bath

The 13-year-old had scars consistent with mains voltage. [Photo: Mirror]

A teenage girl was electrocuted when her smartphone fell into the bath while charging.

The 13-year-old girl screamed out in pain after the phone sparked in the water, prompting her mum to run into the bathroom.

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