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Man dies touching naked electricity wire he mounted to scare away thieves

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A 65-year-old man who had erected an electrical barrier to keep thieves at bay died after he was electrocuted when he touched live wire connected to a tank at his home in Shinyalu Sub-County.

The incident happened on Monday night when Alfred Shibele, a father of seven was guarding a water tank he bought recently and installed outside his house.

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