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CCTV footage of Sun Danyong the day before he died

A Chinese man suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed suicide.

Before his death, Sun Danyong told friends he had been beaten up by security staff from his firm, Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest manufacturers.
Foxconn, a large Taiwanese company which employed Sun in its huge Shenzhen factory, has launched an investigation.
Apple says it is saddened by the death and is waiting for the results of the investigation. Sun Danyong was 25 when he threw himself off a 12-storey building last week.As part of his job, he was responsible for shipping iPhone prototypes to Apple.

Such prototypes are a closely guarded secret, as Apple likes to keep its new products and upgrades under wraps until their launch date, to heighten customer anticipation.On 13 July, Sun reported that he was missing one of the 16 units in his possession.

The company immediately launched an investigation into the disappearance; three days later he had jumped to his death. Read the rest of this entry »