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Toddler electrocuted by illegal connection

The two-year-old boy was killed by a live wire.

Yet another life has been lost due to illegal electrical connections at the Masinenge informal settlement near Uvongo.

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Police spokesman, Sergeant Sibu Ncane from Margate SAPS said on Friday, March 8 a two-year-old boy was electrocuted by a live wire which was on the ground.

“The child was declared dead prior to the police’s arrival,” he said.

An inquest docket has been opened. 

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