Boy, 11, electrocuted

Zim Now Writer

An 11-year-old Kwekwe boy was electrocuted on Thursday after coming into contact with electricity cables that were illegally connected to the chicken run.

According to Mbizo National Assembly Member Settlement Chikwinya, the boy fell headlong onto steel rods on the fowl run.

Said Chikwinya: “It is with a heavy heart to announce to you the passing on of a young boy aged 11 in Mbizo Section 10 Extension on January 26 due to what is preliminary electrocution compounded by head injuries upon falling after the electrocution.

“A summary of observations and witness accounts point to the fact that the boy was electrocuted due to a leaked electric current from an illegally connected cable from the main house that was extended to the chicken fowl run,” said the National Assembly member.

The boy was rushed to Kwekwe General Hospital but was pronounced dead on admission.