A suspected thief met a tragic end in Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region, after being electrocuted while attempting to break into a provision shop. The incident occurred around 5:30 AM on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
According to police reports, the shop owner arrived at the premises to open for business and discovered the deceased trapped in the ceiling. The Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, explained that the thief had partially removed the roof of the kiosk and was trying to cut through the ceiling when he was electrocuted.
When police arrived at the scene, they found the man on top of the kiosk. He was rushed to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The deceased, whose identity remains unknown, has been taken to the hospital’s mortuary for an autopsy.
