{"id":58027,"date":"2024-02-03T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/suspected-thief-electrocuted-at-illovo-in-chikwawa"},"modified":"2024-02-03T21:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:38:08","slug":"suspected-thief-electrocuted-at-illovo-in-chikwawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/suspected-thief-electrocuted-at-illovo-in-chikwawa","title":{"rendered":"Suspected thief electrocuted at Illovo in Chikwawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A 30-year-old man has died after being electrocuted at Illovo Area 1 compound in Chikwawa where he allegedly went to steal electrical cables. The deceased has been identified as Alfred Bela of Matelekera Village Traditional Authority Lundu in Chikwawa District.<\/p>\n<p>This occurred in the wee hours of 14 December,2023 when Bela went to steal electrical cables and he climbed a pole and started cutting cables whilst there he was electrocuted.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was reported to Nchalo Police Post where Police officers together with medical personnel from Illovo clinic rushed to the scene. After conducting a postmortem, it was revealed that death was caused due burnt wounds secondary to electrocution. Police have since appealed to general public to avoid tampering ESCOM materials to avoid similar incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. A 30-year-old man has died after being electrocuted at Illovo Area 1 compound in Chikwawa where he allegedly went to steal electrical cables. The deceased has been identified as Alfred Bela of Matelekera Village Traditional Authority Lundu in Chikwawa District. 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