Sun Danyong : iPhone Worker Takes Life in Smartphone Mix Up

Pictures: iPhone factory worker Sun Danyong is led into an interview room, via Chinese news.
Picture: Sun Danyong iPhone worker.

A Chinese iPhone factory worker named Sun Danyong has taken his own life after a fourth generation prototype of the iPhone Smartphone he was responsible for disappeared.

Apple Inc confirmed that the iPhone factory manager Sun Danyong committed suicide last week after the iPhone 4G mix up.

"We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into Sun Danyong death," an Apple spokeswoman told technology and smartphone web sites yesterday.

"We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."

The passing of 25-year-old Sun Danyong began after he was blasted by iPhone factory bosses for misplacing the next generation in Smartphone technology, likely an iPhone to be released some time in 2010 (iPhone 2010).

Apple iPhone 4G launches in 2010.
iPhone 4G (iPhone 2010) is already being worked on by Apple...Sun Danyong was responsible for shipping iPhone prototypes to Apple HQ in the US.

Its reported that Sun Danyong was responsible for shipping iPhone prototypes to Apple HQ back in the United States. As required Sun Danyong reported to his bosses that the iPhone 4G device to his employers, Foxconn.

Technology maker contractors Foxconn is Apple's biggest longtime manufacturing partner in China producing most of Apples products including iPod's and iPhone smartphones.

Working at Foxconns factory in Shenzhen, China Sun Danyong was responsible for shipping one 16 iPhone prototypes to Apple as part of future iPhone 4G plans.

Friends of Sun Danyong say the iPhone Apple worker told them that he was beaten and locked up in his own home by security chiefs after reporting the missing iPhone 4G prototype to his bosses.

Taiwanese based Apple iPhone maker Foxconn said it will launch a full investigation into the passing of Sun Danyong.