Tragic Incident: 7-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted in Essequibo

Tragic Incident: 7-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted in Essequibo

Inews Guyana Reports. A seven-year-old boy from Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, tragically lost his life on Saturday evening after being electrocuted while playing in his yard.

The deceased is Emmanuel Jones, a student at Queenstown Primary School in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

Reports indicate that he was playing with other children in his two-storey home when he ran into the yard around 6:30 PM. While there, he came into contact with an old parked car and an exposed electrical cord.

According to his father, Marlon Jones, the exposed wire was touching the car. Unfortunately, Emmanuel touched the vehicle and was shocked. He was rushed to Suddie Public Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

Police visited the scene around 10:30 PM and found no signs of violence on the boy’s body. His remains were taken to the hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.

Authorities also searched the area for security footage but found none.

Investigations are ongoing.

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