[Courtesy]A 65-year-old man who had erected an electrical barrier to keep thieves at bay died after he was electrocuted when he touched live wire connected to a tank at his home in Shinyalu Sub-County. Bosco said his father was electrocuted by the same electric wire he mounted around the home in a strange twist of events. "His intention to catch the thieves backfired as the live electricity wire running to the tank to keep off intruders killed him instead." Take a surveyThe deceased is reported to have touched the live electricity wire near the tank oblivious of the fact that electricity was flowing. "He was not aware that the electricity had come back when he touched the wire and he died holding the wire where the tank is installed," said the son.

Source: Standard Digital April 27, 2021 17:26 UTC