ILLEGAL connections have claimed the lives of four people in Mpumalanga.
The first incident was reported last Thursday where a teenage girl (16), who was with her boyfriend at the time, stepped on wet electricity cables. She was electrocuted and died instantly.
In a separate incident, another victim was electrocuted while trying to fix an electric fault.
Then a 36-year-old woman from Kamaqhekeza was electrocuted while working her field. The victim had burnt bruises on her arm. She was taken to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
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Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy from Kamhlushwa died after he was electrocuted by cables while he had been sent to a neighbour’s house.
Police spokesman Brigadier Selvy Mohlala has since called on community members to refrain from doing illegal connections as more lives might be lost.
