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Death By Twitter: Maria Barbu Electrocuted by Laptop in Bathtub

by peder.sande | June 19, 2009 at 02:21 pm

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Maria Barbu was found dead by her parents in a bath on June 17. The teenager was electrocuted by her laptop, while Twittering. The accidental Twitter death occurred in Brasov, Romania.

A teenage girl was electrocuted after dropping her laptop into the bath as she twittered in the tub.

Update: Pro TV, a Romanian news network, has reported that the tween's name was Flavia Boricean, not Maria Barbu. Also the laptop did not fall into the bathtub, but instead electricity was conducted through Flavia Boricean's wet hand.

Flavia B., o tânără în vârstă de 17 ani din Braşov, a fost găsită moartă duminică aseară, în baia apartamentului familiei sale.

Flavia Boricean's childhood friend has posted an online memorial to her on Blogger.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 14:27 on June 19th, 2009

There really are occasions when it is not appropriate to tweet. So unnecessary.

A Comment from America (not verified)

at 16:39 on June 19th, 2009

We should only wish healing for the family and not be so quick to make jokes. I am sure that this young girl had so many happy days ahead of her, and I hope her family finds peace and that they are left alone to grieve the loss of their daughter.

adrian boioglu (not verified)

at 17:59 on June 19th, 2009

her name is actually Flavia Boriceanu. here's the real story http://www.boioglu.ro/romanca-omorita-de-twitter/

peder.sande

at 18:33 on June 19th, 2009

Thanks Adrian I made the update!

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 19:17 on June 19th, 2009

This is sad. I hope that this accident is not in vane and that others learn from it.

Charles Darwin (not verified)

at 05:47 on June 21st, 2009

This was no accident. This is what I call Natural Selection. Please see my published works.

lester the molester (not verified)

at 15:25 on June 20th, 2009

I bet her status was something like "In the bathNNNNHHGGGGGNNNNNNNN"

feic (not verified)

at 01:45 on July 2nd, 2009

You should be ashamed... you have no right to make fun of this situation, not you or enybody else.Of course it's all bullshit, the journalists want a big story and they make it if it's not.

Her death should be a leasson for all of us, and if you don't think that you may as well just shut up.. at least for her parents who know the truth and suffer when they hear that someone is making fun of their daughter.

Hendrich poola (not verified)

at 20:26 on June 23rd, 2009

Attention all teen girls, Please do more of this so maybe the world becomes free of all dumb teen girls

nikonoel (not verified)

at 13:31 on June 24th, 2009

Did you check her last update ?

http://twitter.com/mariabarbu

"battery is running low, brb"

clau (not verified)

at 23:28 on June 24th, 2009

Her Name was Flavia Maria Boriceanu, I'm her mother and I know for shure that se didn't had a Twitter account.

I am the owner of the blog. (not verified)

at 17:46 on July 1st, 2009

PLEASE REMOVE THE LINK.
I have recieved so many hurtful comments! Plus, Google Translade made a whole mumbo-jumbo out of my story.
ALSO, she didn't have an account on twitter. That is PURE FICTION.
Please respond.