Couple electrocuted while using immersion heater, 2 kids orphaned
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 31.12.2020
A couple was found dead in the bathroom of their house in Ayapakkam near Ambattur on Wednesday afternoon. Police said they sgot electrocuted while using the immersion water heating rod. The couple has two children aged 10 and 6.
“One of them must have come into contact with the wire and got electrocuted and the other must have died while trying to rescue the person,” a police officer said. A case has been registered and further investigation is on.
The deceased were identified as S Vijayakumar, 38, employed at a private company and V Sasikala, 30, residents of Marutham Apartments in Ayapakkam. Around 2.30pm, neighbours heard them scream and rushed into their house to find them lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. There was an immersion rod and a toppled bucket lying next to them and the residents were smart enough to not go into the bathroom. They alerted police and a team from the Thirumullaivoyal police station rushed to the place and confirmed that they were dead. The bodies were later sent to Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital for post-mortem.
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