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Posted on 07/05/2005 8:13:12 AM PDT by bwteim
Man fakes heart attack with electric underpants
By Lester Haines
Published Tuesday 5th July 2005 12:59 GMT
A Lincolnshire man who allegedly used a pair of "electric underpants" to fake the symptoms of a heart attack has had his £300,000 damages claim against electric iron manufacturer Morphy Richards unplugged by a judge.
According to the Guardian, 41-year-old Marcus Danquah had pursued Morphy Richards since 1999 after his wife found him sparko, in the kitchen apparently as a result of a blast from a 42400 Comfi Grip iron. Danquah claimed he had been floored by the wrongly-wired iron, although later evidence suggested the alarm engineer had tampered with the iron so that it gave anyone who touched it an electric shock.
The claimant's alleged electric shenanigans did not end there, however. Judge Hamilton explained: "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 continued that Morphy Richards claimed Danquah interfered with the electrocardiogram readings by deploying a pair of "electric underpants". Although technical details of the hi-tech underwear are not recorded, the judge noted: "The defence included evidence from an eminent cardiologist who said that the results in the hospital were produced as a result of interference. Some numerous other experts and factual witnesses have said that the entire claim is a sham."
Danquah was not in court to hear the verdict due to a last-minute admission to hospital for depression and chest pains. The judge was unimpressed, noting that the late submission of documents relating to Danquah's sudden hospitalisation "suggests to me that Mr Danquah is not unwell".
Accordingly, judge Hamilton dismissed Danquah's claim, and ordered him to pay "substantial" costs. The failed claimant has already spent £18,000 in legal fees and faces losing his home.
"his wife found him sparko"
I guess that is several degrees less than 'scorcho' on the UK burn scales.
electric underpants would make a great name for a rock band.
Sparko Shenanigans alert.
Or how about Amps in Our Pants?
A spinoff on
AMPS IN HIS PANTS
Jul 5 2005
Iron man 'faked' cardio with device
By Donna Watson
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15699461&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=amps-in-his-pants--name_page.html
Considering our current discussion you might want to check this out.
It would...I prefer "Ben Fryin and the Electric Underpants" myself.
What a thread to get the Belly Girl picture on the fundraiser post. She's probably put a spark into a few pair of electric underpants around here!
LOL.
That hurts just imagining how it might get there!
Just hmmmm.
Electrifying underpants ping.
This is one of those threads that is going to go downhill quickly. ;)
Are you saying he had a short in his shorts?
"Are those D-cells in your pocket or are you happy to see me?"
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That is why you have to strike with any puns now, while the iron is HOT...
LOL!
Perhaps the Freepers can assemble the whole scale.
This could be fun.
I see "crispo" on that scale somewhere...
Ni-Cad Nads?
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