A 14-year-old boy, Martin Johannes, sustained serious injuries all over his body after he tried to recharge the batteries for his radio from a powerline on Sunday.
Johannes is from Oshikondiilongo village in the Okakyali Constituency in the Oshana Region. Nored Liaison Officer Frans Niikondo said told The Namibian that Johannes was knocked off a staywire, which he had climbed in an attempt to recharge the batteries.Niikondo said the teenager had been admitted to the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital.His condition has been described as serious but stable.Nored Liaison Officer Frans Niikondo said told The Namibian that Johannes was knocked off a staywire, which he had climbed in an attempt to recharge the batteries.Niikondo said the teenager had been admitted to the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital.His condition has been described as serious but stable.
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