Triumph guard walks into illegal wire, electrocuted

Selwyn Abrahms

A 39-year-old security guard was electrocuted around 6 am yesterday at Ogle Street, Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD), after he came into contact with an illegal electrical wire.

Selwyn Abrahms of Republic Drive, Beterwerwagting, ECD died on the spot after he was pitched into a nearby drain by the current from the live wire. Burn marks were evident around his neck as the wire became tangled around it his relatives added.