A 39-year-old man in Kabale District was electrocuted to death on Wednesday.
Ivan Tukwasibwe, a resident of Bufuka village, Mwendo parish, Kitumba sub-county, was electrocuted at around 11:38 AM while slashing bush in the garden. Loyce Turyahumura, the area village LC1 chairperson, said that while Tukwasibwe was cleaning after slashing the bush, his bare hands touched an earth wire connected to hanging wires on the pole.
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Tukwasibwe was electrocuted and died on the spot. Elly Maate, the police spokesperson, said that police arrived at the scene, conducted a postmortem, and handed over the deceased’s body to relatives for a decent burial.
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