Coroner demands better signs at rail station after boy, 17, electrocuted when he tripped over tracks

A ‘talented’ 17-year-old boy died after tripping on live railway tracks, an inquest has heard. Callum Evans, from Southampton, Hampshire, fell over a live rail and was killed instantly – as his horrified friends watched on. One friend who was with him told the hearing she had ‘no idea’ the rail was live otherwise they … Read more

Landlord and electrician are sentenced over death of boy, 7, who was electrocuted in beer garden

The parents of a seven-year-old boy electrocuted in a pub beer garden broke down in tears as they relived their son’s death on the day the landlord and electrician are due to be sentenced. Harvey Tyrrell died at The King Harold pub in Harold Wood, Essex, after touching a faulty light on September 11, 2018. … Read more

Three giraffes are fatally electrocuted by low-hanging electricity cables at Kenyan wildlife park 

Three giraffes are fatally electrocuted by low-hanging electricity cables at Kenyan wildlife park WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  Two giraffes died on Friday and another on Sunday after walking into live wires The incidents happened at the Soysambu Conservancy in Nakuru County The power company has said it will move the lines, which have reportedly caused the … Read more

Parents of electrocuted boy, seven, weep as court sees CCTV of his final moments

The parents of a seven-year-old boy who was electrocuted by ‘significantly faulty’ pub garden lights wept in court as CCTV was shown of his final moments.   Harvey Tyrrell died on September 11 2018 after he suffered an electric shock in the garden of the King Harold pub in Romford, east London, when he sat on … Read more

Parents of electrocuted boy, seven, weep as court sees CCTV of his final moments

The parents of a seven-year-old boy who was electrocuted by ‘significantly faulty’ pub garden lights wept in court as CCTV was shown of his final moments.   Harvey Tyrrell died on September 11 2018 after he suffered an electric shock in the garden of the King Harold pub in Romford, east London, when he sat on … Read more

Russian woman is electrocuted after dropping her iPhone in the bath while it was charging

Russian woman is electrocuted after dropping her iPhone in the bath while it was charging Olesya Semenova, 24, was found by her flatmate at their home in Arkhangelsk  Friend Daria said: ‘I screamed, shook her, but she was pale and did not breathe’  Paramedics confirmed that Ms Semenova died after iPhone 8 fell in the … Read more

Russian woman is electrocuted after dropping her iPhone in the bath while it was charging

Russian woman is electrocuted after dropping her iPhone in the bath while it was charging Olesya Semenova, 24, was found by her flatmate at their home in Arkhangelsk  Friend Daria said: ‘I screamed, shook her, but she was pale and did not breathe’  Paramedics confirmed that Ms Semenova died after iPhone 8 fell in the … Read more

Miley Cyrus reveals her dog got electrocuted on the set of The Voice after biting wires backstage

Miley Cyrus reveals in new radio interview that her dog got electrocuted on the set of The Voice and was ‘convulsing’ after biting wires By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 00:17 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 17 October 2020 Miley Cyrus revealed a traumatic incident that happened on the set of The … Read more

Pensioner admits killing seven-year-old boy who was electrocuted while playing in pub garden

Pub landlord admits manslaughter after seven-year-old boy was electrocuted while playing in beer garden Harvey Tyrell suffered fatal electric shock at King Harold pub in Romford, Essex Was taken to hospital but died an hour later on September 11, 2018 David Bearman, 72, admitted gross negligence manslaughter after failing to fit the pub with safe … Read more