Same thing happened to me at BH, kinda. I knew a bit baout it, but I decided to go in top notch PK gear and quickly got ganked by a clan of mages... lost whip, torso, v skirt, other stuff... Another bad one was when I logged off in a "safespot" at blk demons with 10 hp left from dharoking on task, only to log back in and die instantly. Lost like 8m in gear.