Boy, 8, electrocuted as he slept when necklace got caught in phone charger

A boy suffered burns over his body after he was electrocuted while he slept.  Lorenzo Lopez, from Kansas, experienced excruciating pain after his chain necklace got caught between his phone charger and an extension cable.  The eight-year-old woke up, terrified and unable to scream when he felt his t-shirt on fire. He saved his own life by pulling the chain off his neck. Speaking in his hospital bed, Lorenzo told news channel KWCH that he thought I was going to d!e and said the incident on November 20 was just scary. Lorenzo said: It was chaos, but I do remember some of it. His mum Kourtney Pendleton said: Lorenzo rolled over in his sleep and his chain necklace just happened to fall in between where the gap was on the extension cord and the charger, which is what shocked him.  Kourtney, who described her son as brave, said: Had he not pulled that chain off, he would have been electrocuted to de@th. So he basically saved his own life. Lorenzo added: I guess I saved myself and Im happy about that. He was left with burns on his body, neck and hands and has been scheduled to have skin graft surgery. Kourtney said surgeons would take skin from his scalp, legs and feet for the procedure. Lorenzos mother shared images on social media showing Lorenzo with severe burns across his torso, including a deep singe where the chain necklace burned his neck.  Kourtney said doctors expect Lorenzo to remain in hospital for at least two weeks to recover.  This is taking quite an emotional toll on him but hes fighting hard like the tough, brave little boy he is a true survivor, she wrote. Kourtney signed off with a warning to other parents, saying, this was a terrifying, freak accident that could have happened to anyone. She added: Parents please, please dont let your kids sleep with electronics or charging cords on their bed. Its not worth the risk.The post Boy, 8, electrocuted as he slept when necklace got caught in phone charger appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.