\nPolice are urging residents to refrain from illegally connecting electricity because of the serious danger it poses and possibly death.<\/p>\n
This after three people lost their lives at the weekend in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a property owner from Greenbushes in Gqeberha found her tenant’s lifeless body clutching on to wires on Saturday at around 2am.<\/p>\n
The police believe that the 26-year-old man was attempting to connect electricity to his flatlet when he was electrocuted.<\/p>\n
An inquest docket was opened and is being investigated by SAPS Kabega Park.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, later that evening around 9pm, a 24-year-old female in Rabie Village, Wells Estate, allegedly touched an illegal connection while crouching and died.<\/p>\n
‘An inquest docket was opened and is being investigated by SAPS Swartkops,’ the SAPS statement read.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, 21 April 2024, an 18-year-old girl allegedly stepped on an illegal connection and was electrocuted to death around 4:30am.<\/p>\n
The police said the
\nteenager and her friends were walking through an open space on Auburn Street, Booysens Park, when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
‘One of the male friends attempted to help her, but after he was also shocked, he moved away.’<\/p>\n
The police are currently probing the matter.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police are urging residents to refrain from illegally connecting electricity because of the serious danger it poses and possibly death.<\/p>\n
This after three people lost their lives at the weekend in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n
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