A 6-year-old boy, identified as Theophilus Eleke Lordgist, has been electrocuted to death after touching an electrified container at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
The incident occurred on Monday evening when the deceased was playing.
He was rushed to the St. Gregory Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Information gathered indicated that the container, which belonged to a pastor, Peter Obi, had electrocuted three persons within a week, but the pastor failed to disconnect power to the container and check the wiring despite many calls for him to do so.
According to residents, the pastor insulted anyone who called him and complained about the container, which continued to shock people who touched it.
The mother of the deceased, Elizabeth Duah, was devastated after seeing the lifeless body of her son.
According to the mother, the hospital authorities are requesting money from her for postmortem before releasing the body.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the St. Gregory Catholic Hospital Mortuary, while the case has been reported to the Awutu Bereku Police Station for investigation.
