68 Year Old Woman Dies In iPhone Theft

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Posted March 30, 2011 at 2:09pm by iClarified

A Chicago woman has died after an iPhone thief knocked her down a flight of stairs as he tried to make his escape with the stolen device, according to Chicago Breaking News.

A woman on the Fullerton station platform was using her iPhone during rush hour Monday afternoon when a man snatched it and fled, authorities said. As he escaped, the man knocked over Katona-King, who was on her way home from her church receptionist's job.

Katona-King, 68, died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she had been rushed Monday, police spokesman Darryl Baety said. The suspect - who was at large Tuesday night - was last seen heading east on Fullerton Avenue.

Officials said they believe Katona-King suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.

"To die over an iPhone? It's senseless," said her son, David King. "Everybody should be the way my mom was. It's just common courtesy. If you have respect for one another, (no one would be) stealing iPhones."

[via CultofMac]

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LL - March 31, 2011 at 12:04pm

@1488 ...and tell us about your feelings concerning your new Chinese over lords?

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namedb - March 31, 2011 at 5:02am

lesson learned: don't buy an iphone if you are 65+

Jeff - March 31, 2011 at 12:47pm

It wasnt even her phone. It was someone else's that was on the platform. She was killed when the thief was making his escape.

jqnarch - March 31, 2011 at 1:50am

Do you realize the US President is black? I can't believe there are still racists in this day and age :(

Really!!! - March 30, 2011 at 3:55pm

Well I disagree with that, the story would have still been out there it just wouldn't be here on this feed. Since this feed is Apple related. Do you really think this story would not be somewhere if it wasn't an iPhone? Come on people!

Chris - March 30, 2011 at 2:29pm

What is even more sad is that this story is only getting out there because it was for an iPhone.

Rashaad - March 30, 2011 at 2:37pm

True, very true

Anthony - March 30, 2011 at 2:22pm

wat is this world coming into

Micho - March 30, 2011 at 3:04pm

Tell me about it. What a messed up world we live in!

JDavila - March 30, 2011 at 4:30pm

What is even more sad is that there are countries in which people get killed daily over a mere cell phone, not to say over an iPhone... Sad enough, Guatemala, my home country is one of them. If people keep buying stolen goods, they will maintain and even feed this kind of theft and violent outcome. Sad, but true.