8-year-old boy electrocuted

8-year-old boy electrocuted

AN eight year-old boy has died after being electrocuted at Tseiblaagte residential area in Keetmanshoop.

Mathias Keister is believed to have been killed when he touched a live fence near a distribution kiosk. Southern Electricity Company Operations Manager, Abraham Kukuri, said the boy was electrocuted due to the malfunctioning of a protective device inside a private residence.Southern Electricity Company Operations Manager, Abraham Kukuri, said the boy was electrocuted due to the malfunctioning of a protective device inside a private residence.

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