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Girl to undergo plastic surgery after Smartphone explodes in her pocket

Updated Saturday, April 26th 2014 at 12:05 GMT

By Mirror

A seven-year-old girl has been left with horrific injuries after her smartphone explode .. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/search?q=explode .. d in her pocket.

Ariana Aitzhan was playing in the garden in the Kazakhstan capital Astana when her parents report suddenly hearing screaming.

They rushed outside to see the remains of the Samsung Galaxy S2 model on the floor with the girl's friends saying it had explode .. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/search?q=explode .. d in her pocket.

Ariana was subsequently taken to hospital where she required a skin transplant.

Her father Yerlan recounted the harrowing moment he discovered the shocking extent of his daughter's injuries.

"When it explode.. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/search?q=explode .. d she was screaming and calling for help, a neighbour that was nearest pulled her jeans off and said that some of her skin came away with it.

"The burn was horrific – it went all the way through to the bone."

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Ariana's mother Alia Kamzina added: "She is in shock still, as are we all.

"She is now afraid of smartphones, she can't bear to even see one being used without being terrified."

Samsung have offered to pay for all of Ariana's medical bills and plastic surgery but Mr Aitzhan has so far refused to return the torched handset, for fear of his daughter's horrifying story being hushed up.

A Samsung spokesperson said: "Once we have gotten hold of the product in question, we will investigate internally.

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"We would like to assure that the safety of our customer is our top priority."

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Smartphone EXPLODES in girl's pocket - leaving 7-year-old with horrific leg injuries which need skin transplant

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