Man electrocuted while wife in critical condition

Police

Man electrocuted while wife in critical condition

By Semi Turaga

06/12/2020

[Image: File Photo]

A woman remains admitted in critical condition at the CWM Hospital following an unfortunate accident which claimed the life of her 50-year old husband.

Police say the husband was welding an iron rod to extend their antenna with his wife when it accidentally tipped a live wire resulting in the two getting electrocuted and sustaining burns.

The incident happened on Thursday in Nailega Village, Tailevu.

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