Couple killed after hanging washing on 'wire tied to illegal power line'

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Gqeberha police are urging residents to refrain from illegally connecting electricity as this can have fatal consequences.

A Gqeberha couple has died after being electrocuted when they allegedly hung their washing on an illegal electricity connection.Lingomso Cose, 30, and her husband Mphakamise Cose, 34, died at theirheir neighbour heard a scream, according to preliminary information supplied to police.

The washing was hung on a wire that was illegally connected to a municipal electrical pole, according to police. “Police are urging residents to refrain from illegally connecting electricity as this can have fatal consequences. Loose electrical wires/cables must not be interfered with. Instead, the authorities must be contacted to attend to the loose live wire,” Swart cautioned.

 

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But we they both die

SA is movie straight up unscripted, you can't make this ish up

This is also hpnd in garankuwa I think 5years bck

That's why we have load shedding

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