For six years, Marcus Danquah of Lincolnshire, England has been seeking £300,000 in damages based on his claim that a defective Morphy Richards Comfi Grip clothes iron shocked him into a heart attack. The company insists that Danquah intentionally re-wired the iron to zap anyone who handled it. More amazingly, Danquah allegedly used an electrical gizmo in his underwear to trick doctors into thinking his heart was failing as a result of the shock. Yesterday, the judge threw out Danquah’s claim. From The Guardian:
“The claimant was taken to Lincoln hospital and was put on an electrocardiogram which might have suggested that he suffered a heart attack,” (the judge stated.)
The judge said that Morphy Richards claimed Mr Danquah had interfered with the equipment with the help of a hidden device. “They say it was hidden in his underpants and that the claimant referred to this device as his ‘electric underpants’.
“The defence included evidence from an eminent cardiologist who said that the results in the hospital were produced as a result of interference.”