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Four deaths related to electrocution have been reported in Mpumalanga. Image: Supplied.

Four electrocuted in separate incidents due to illegal connections

A number of people have died after being electrocuted in Mpumalanga as torrential rains continue to pour in parts of the province.

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Four deaths related to electrocution have been reported in Mpumalanga. Image: Supplied.

Mpumalanga police management has called on community members to refrain from illegal electricity connections following the deaths of four people who were electrocuted.

Tonga police have reported three deaths concerning electrocution.

FOUR ELECTROCUTED TO DEATH IN MPUMALANGA

South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said on Thursday, 9 February 2023, a 16-year-old female in the company of her boyfriend lost her life.

Mohlala said, according to the victim’s boyfriend, they were walking on the wet street at night when he suddenly saw his girlfriend falling.

“Police were summoned to the scene and found the victim lying on the pool of water, and loose electric cables were lying around her. She was certified dead by medical personnel on the scene,” he said.

  • In a separate incident in Block B, the deceased arrived home at about 17:00 when his sister informed him that there was an electrical fault. He went to fix the problem, but the deceased’s sister heard him screaming. She never took note until the deceased’s friend came home looking for him.

“When the deceased’s sister sent her younger sister to call him, she came back running and indicated that her brother was lying on the floor and not responding. She said she could only see him shaking. He was quickly rushed to hospital where he was certified dead,” the spokesperson said.

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The newlywed Johannesburg couple, Zaheer Sarang and Nabeelah Khan who died after allegedly being electrocuted in Johannesburg in 2021. Image: Facebook/YusufAbramjee.
  • In another incident, a 36-year-old female from Gritana, Kamaqhekeza, was working her field at home on Monday, 13 February 2023, at about 12:30 when her family noticed something strange. She was taken to hospital with burn bruises on her arm. She was also certified dead by the doctor in hospital.
  • The fourth incident occurred at Kamhlushwa on Monday, 13 February, when a 12-year-old boy was sent to the neighbour’s house. According to the deceased’s father, the victim was seen by other people falling. When they went to inspect, they realised that illegally connected electric cables had electrocuted him.

Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela called upon community members to refrain from illegal electricity connections as more lives might be lost.

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