According to the Swedish Electrical Safety Agency, it has become increasingly common for plug pins to come loose and get stuck in the wall socket. The pin can be a pure death trap - especially for children who do not understand that it is live.
- More and more companies are now importing low-priced products that are manufactured outside the EU. If there is no CE marking, contact information and an instruction manual in Swedish, it is an indication that the manufacturer does not know the rules that apply, says Per Samuelsson at the Swedish Electrical Safety Agency.
The charger that broke at the Mårtensson Dashti family was bought online. It is CE marked, which means that it should meet EU safety requirements.
- The next time I buy electrical products, I will go to a store so I can see that it is a genuine item and not a poorly assembled copy, says Caroline Mårtensson Dashti who is Benjamin's mother.
Benjamin Mårtensson Dashti was lucky. He survived the electric shock and after being hospitalized for 24 hours for burns on his fingers, he had to go home again.
- I do not think that charger was so good. It should not have broken just because I pulled it, he says.