Two individuals were reported dead after coming into contact with a power supply that had been illegally obtained in the Uragasmanhandiya area.

According to the Police, the illegal power supply had been obtained to protect an agricultural land near the Ambagaha Junction area from animals. 

The deceased have been identified as residents of Uragasmanhandiya, aged 46 and 39 years. 

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the illegally obtained power supply. 

The Uragasmanhandiya Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A woman and her 05-year-old son have died due to electrocution in the Sooriyawewa area in Hambantota.

According to the Police, they had died after coming into contact with a power supply that had been illegally obtained from an adjoining house. 

Investigations reveal that the child, who was riding a tricycle to a neighbour’s house, had come in contact with the illegal power supply during which his mother had attempted to save him.

However, both mother and son had been electrocuted, dying on the spot. The deceased are a 38-year-old woman and her 05-year-old son.

The Sooriyawewa Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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A 14-year-old boy has died after being electrocuted while cutting a tree in the Hurigaswewa area last morning.

The child had been cutting a branch of a jackfruit tree in a land close to his house when the branch had fallen onto a high-voltage cable.

According to the Police, the child who had been electrocuted had fallen off the tree, resulting in his death. 

A 62-year-old woman living in a house nearby, who had used the child to cut the tree, has been arrested over the death.

The Hurigaswewa Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Three persons among four who were engaged in construction work were reported dead after being electrocuted in the Norochcholai area in Puttalam yesterday. 

The Police said that the group was engaged in construction work of an event hall when they had been electrocuted.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the four persons had been on top of a metal ladder and had been working on electrical work, when the power supply had come in contact with the ladder, electrocuting them.

All four electrocuted individuals were admitted to the Puttalam Hospital, during which three persons had died. 

The deceased are aged 16, 22, and 29 years old and are residents of Puttalam. (Newswire)

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A 14-year-old girl was reported dead due to electrocution in the Nawagattegama area last night.

The Police said the child had attempted to use an electric blender using an illegally obtained electricity connection during which she had been electrocuted.

The child was pronounced dead after being admitted to the Puttalam Hospital. The Nawagattegama Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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A 07-year-old child has died after being electrocuted in the Wilgamuwa area in the Matale District.

According to the Police, the child had been electrocuted after coming into contact with a protective electric fence setup around his house to prevent elephant attacks. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that the child’s parents activated the electric fence from 06.00 pm to 06.00 am daily, and had forgotten to disconnect the power yesterday. 

As a result, the child who had gone to pick fruits in the backyard had died after being electrocuted. (Newswire)

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A 03-year-old child was reported dead due to electrocution in the Maggona area in Payagala on Monday.

The deceased toddler has been identified as a resident of the Munghena area in Maggona. 

Police investigations reveal that the girl had been electrocuted after coming into contact with an exposed power outlet at her residence.

The child had died upon admission to the Beruwala Hospital. 

The Payagala Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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