Tradie dies after being electrocuted while working in Perth

An electrician is being remembered for his warmth and humour after being killed in an accident just a year after getting married.His wife Monique Milner wrote a heartbreaking post on social media."Always and forever my boy. Watch over me whilst I live out the life we were meant to live together," she said.Milner also worked as a DJ across a number of WA venues.His life was cut short during a job in the roof of a home in Nollamara in the city's north.

Emergency services were on the scene within minutes. WorkSafe and Energy Safety have been called in to investigate.Matthew Milner is being remembered for his warmth and humour after being killed in an accident just a year after getting married"No electrical worker should ever go into a roof space where they haven't isolated the power," Woodage said.

"If a plumber goes in your roof, if a chippie goes in your roof to make repairs or if an electrician goes in your roof they must turn off the power to save lives.""These sort of jobs are dangerous jobs and that's why they have so many overlays of training, of regulation and of safety arrangements," Cook said.

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