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Reports: Foxconn Employee Commits Suicide After Losing iPhone Prototype
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 1:08 PM - by Bryan Chaffin
A 25 year-old employee of Foxconn has killed himself after he lost an a 4th generation iPhone prototype, according to news sources out of China. Sun Danyong, a recent engineering graduate who had landed a gig of handling product communications for Foxconn, threw himself out of a window in the aftermath of an internal investigation over the disappearance of an iPhone prototype with which he had been entrusted.
Foxconn is a large, China-based OEM that manufacturers and assembles many of Apple's products, including the iPhone. According to a VentureBeat and stories coming out of China, there are allegations that Foxconn employees illegally searched Sam Danyong's home, that he was detained, and that he was possibly abused.
"We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death," an Apple spokesperson told CNET. "We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."
The story goes that Mr. Danyong received sixteen 4th generation iPhone prototypes on July 9th that were meant to be sent to Apple, one of which went missing over the next couple of days. Failing to find it at the factory, Mr. Danyong reported it missing to his superiors on July 13th.
Mr. Danyong's home was then searched by Foxconn employees, and he was detained. On Thursday, July 16th, Mr. Danyong leapt to his death from a window in his apartment, which is backed up by apartment security footage.
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