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Standard 3 student electrocuted

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FRANCISTOWN: Police in Gumare are investigating an incident in which a 10-year-old student at Etsha 13 Primary School died as a result of electrocution.

Gumare station commander, assistant superintendent Jerry Sabata said the boy was electrocuted after he touched a live wire whilst chasing a squirrel. He said that the incident took place in Etsha 13 on Friday evening.

Sabata further told this publication that on the day the boy died, he and his friends were sent to buy snacks at a local tuckshop. He said on their way to the tuckshop they saw a squirrel, which they chased.

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Standard 3 student electrocuted

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