An unidentified man believed to be in the ages of 30s has been electrocuted to death at Suhyen in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern region over an attempted theft of ECG transformer.
The incident occured in the early hours of Tuesday, 30th July , 2024 where the deceased was found dead near an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformer.
According to the Deputy NADMO Director of New Juaben North Municipal Assembly and double as the Assembly Member for Gyamfikrom Electoral Area Kankam Twumasi Daniel, “following a distress call received from Suhyen in the early hours of Tuesday, a response team comprising officers from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Ghana Police Service was immediately dispatched to the scene”.
“Upon arrival we discovered the lifeless body of an unidentified man believed to be in his 30s near ECG transformer”
“Preliminary observations and report suggest that the deceased was involved in an attempted theft of the ECG transformer” Kankam Twumasi Daniel explained.
However, the Deputy NADMO Director further noted that the body of the deceased has been transported to St. Joseph’s Mortuary for autopsy by a pathologist to determine the root cause of the death.
The incident has since been reported to the Effiduase Division of the Ghana Police Service and has initiated an investigation into the tragic incident for a detailed report.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Ansah Stephen
