Police are urging residents to refrain from illegally connecting electricity because of the serious danger it poses.

This after three people lost their lives at the weekend in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

According to SAPS, a property owner from Greenbushes in Gqeberha found her tenant’s lifeless body clutching on to wires on Saturday at around 02:00.

The police believe the 26-year-old man was attempting to connect electricity to his flatlet when he was electrocuted.

An inquest docket was opened and is being investigated by SAPS Kabega Park.

Meanwhile, later that evening around 21:00, a 24-year-old female in Rabie Village, Wells Estate, touched an alleged illegal connection while crouching and died.

“An inquest docket was opened and is being investigated by SAPS Swartkops,” the SAPS statement reads.

Yesterday, an 18-year-old girl stepped on an alleged illegal connection and was electrocuted to death around 04:30.

The police said the teenager and her friends were walking through an open space in Auburn Street, Booysens Park, when the incident occurred.

“One of the male friends attempted to help her, but after he was also shocked, he moved away.”

The police are currently probing the matter. – SAnews.gov.za

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