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Father, son die from electrocution in city

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Published: 14:42, 26 April 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Father, son die from electrocution in city

Staff Correspondent: A twelve-year-old boy and his father died from electrocution at Sheikhdi area of the capital’s Jatrabari on Thursday noon.

Locals said, “Arman, 12, was playing football at an open place at Sheikhdi area of Jatrabari around 2:00pm on Thursday. At one stage, the ball fell into a nearby ditch filled with water. He came in contact with electricity while he stepped in the ditch to bring the ball.  His father Hannan, 50, also came in contact when he went forward to save his son. Both the father and son died on the spot in the incident.”

“There was a live wire of electricity in the water of ditch,” according to locals.

Bodies of deceased were sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy, police said.

Abdul Aziz, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station, also confirmed the news.

 

risingbd/Dhaka/April 26, 2018/Maksud/A K Azad

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