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Thief dies after he got electrocuted underground
The deceased whose body has been deposited at the morgue for autopsy and identification, had gone to allegedly steal a high tension cable belonging to the ECG.
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Public relations Officer of the Western Regional Police command, ASP Olivia Adiku who confirmed the incident to the media revealed that the ECG had dug a trench to figure out a fault on their underground high tension 33 cable.
ASP Adiku said the deceased later went into the dugout with a cutlass and cutter in ostensibly to cut the cable. However, unfortunately, he got electrocuted and died at the scene.
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The body of the deceased according to the police, has been removed from the pit and deposited at the Effia Nkwanta hospital morgue for identification and autopsy.
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