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ZETDC cable thief electrocuted
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A suspected electricity cable thief was electrocuted while attempting to steal a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) armoured cable in Mutoko.
Gift Maodza was arrested at Mutoko Hospital, where he had sought treatment for injuries sustained during the attempted theft. He later appeared before Mutoko magistrate Caroline Matanga.
Prosecutor Ray Tsikayi told the court that on 3 November last year, Maodza and two accomplices - who are still at large - attempted to steal ZETDC cables at the All Souls Hospital Mission Econet booster station.
Maodza allegedly climbed a pole and tried to cut a live cable, resulting in him being electrocuted and falling to the ground. He managed to escape but was later arrested after hospital staff alerted police.
Gift Maodza was arrested at Mutoko Hospital, where he had sought treatment for injuries sustained during the attempted theft. He later appeared before Mutoko magistrate Caroline Matanga.
Prosecutor Ray Tsikayi told the court that on 3 November last year, Maodza and two accomplices - who are still at large - attempted to steal ZETDC cables at the All Souls Hospital Mission Econet booster station.
Maodza allegedly climbed a pole and tried to cut a live cable, resulting in him being electrocuted and falling to the ground. He managed to escape but was later arrested after hospital staff alerted police.
Source - Byo24News
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