Teenage Boy Dies After Suffering 80 Per Cent Burns in Electric Shock Incident

ALOR SETAR: A teenage boy who suffered an electric shock while participating in a temple procession in Mergong here on October 13 died today.

Kota Setar District Police Chief ACP Syed Basri Syed Ali said the 16-year-old victim, who sustained burns to approximately 80 per cent of his body, was pronounced dead at 2.52 am at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here.

“A post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death, and any further developments will be announced from time to time.

“Two other victims, both aged 17, who suffered burns covering 20 per cent of their hands and 40 per cent of their faces and hands, respectively, have regained consciousness.

“The victim who suffered 20 per cent burns has been discharged, while the other remains hospitalised for treatment,” he said in a statement today.

On October 13, police received a telephone call at 9.20 pm reporting that three individuals had been injured by electric shocks while carrying flags during the procession.

Syed Basri said one of the victims reported that the flagpole they were carrying had come into contact with a main power supply line at an estimated height of 10 metres, causing him and two others to suffer electric shocks.

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