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USB cable shock suspected in Colorado toddler's injuries
Posted: Jan 8, 2010 6:33 AM by Associated Press
A Longmont toddler is hospitalized after apparently being shocked by a USB cable connected to a laptop computer.
Jeffrey Anderson says his granddaughter Trinity Anderson was playing at the feet of a recliner Monday while her mother, Rhianna Anderson, sat in the chair and used her computer.
When Rhianna Anderson looked down, she saw Trinity's body was limp. Beside her was a USB cable, with one end plugged into the laptop. The family suspects Trinity put the cable in her mouth. There are pieces of burnt flesh in the prongs of the cable.
Trinity is hospitalized in Aurora with third-degree burns on her tongue, palate and lips.
Jeffrey Anderson says the family is talking publicly about what happened to alert other families.
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