Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Woman Dies with iPhones, Another from Dog Lick: Investigations
In a strange case, a young woman in Brazil died on a bus, and it turned out she had dozens of iPhones taped to her.
The police are looking into how she died and why she had so many phones.
Separately, an elderly woman in the UK passed away after a dog licked a wound on her leg, leading to a serious infection.
These two events are unusual and are under investigation.
A 20-year-old woman died during a bus journey in Brazil with 26 iPhones glued to her body.
Police are investigating the cause of death and seized the phones.
The woman was traveling alone from Foz do Iguaçu to São Paulo.
Paramedics found the phones attached to her body after she showed signs of respiratory distress.
An 83-year-old woman in the UK died from a dog-licked wound.
- Who
- A 20-year-old woman and an 83-year-old woman.
- What
- A 20-year-old woman died with glued iPhones and an 83 year-old woman died from an infected wound.
- When
- The Brazilian incident occurred on a bus journey. The UK incident happened in July.
- Where
- The woman with phones died on a bus in Brazil. The UK incident took place in Attleborough, Norfolk.
- Why
- The causes of death are under investigation.
- Age of Deceased (Brazil)
- 20 years old
- Number of iPhones
- 26
- Origin of Travel (Brazil)
- Foz do Iguaçu
- Destination (Brazil)
- São Paulo
- Age of Deceased (UK)
- 83 years old
- Cause of UK Death
- Septic shock from dog-licked wound