By Obakeng Maje

Police in Mmabatho near Mahikeng have opened an Inquest case after a four year old boy from Extension 39 was electrocuted by illegal connected electricity on Tuesday at about 14:30.

“It is alleged that the deceased was electrocuted while playing on the locked burglar door at his parents’ house” Brigadier Ngubane said.

He was certified dead by Mahikeng Emergency Services.

“It is alleged that the owners of the house rented out one of their rooms to the Bangladesh Nationals to utilise it as a Tuck shop who connected an illegal electricity in their business. It is reported that the Bangladesh had since left and discontinued operating their tuck shop business” He said.

After they left their business, the owners of the house continued staying in a house which had illegal electricity connections without reporting this to Eskom. Police investigations continues.