Shah Alam (The Star/ANN) - A 10-year-old Malaysian boy was
electrocuted when he accidentally fell and touched an exposed
high-voltage wire on a lamp post at a playground near his
house.
Mohd Naqiuddin Marzuki was on his
way home from the playground on Saturday after a football game with
his friends when the incident occurred at about 6pm.
The victim's father, Mohd Marzuki Muda, 44, who was at home at the
time of the incident, said he rushed to the scene after being
informed about the accident.
He said his son was motionless with his leg still in contact with
the lamp post.
Mohd Marzuki, however, managed to pull his son away from the lamp
post using a wooden stick, before rushing him off to the KPJ
Selangor hospital where Mohd Naqiuddin was pronounced dead.
"I managed to pull him away from the lamp post but after an hour at
KPJ (Selangor hospital), the doctors told me that my son was dead,"
he told reporters.
Mohd Naqiuddin's body has been taken to the University Malaya Medical Centre for a post-mortem
before burial in Jerteh, Terengganu.
Meanwhile, resident Razali Abdullah, 52, claimed that it was the
second such incident in the area, adding that a child was almost
electrocuted about two years ago.
Despite the numerous complaint letters sent to
the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, he
claimed no action had been taken.
"We are all saddened by the incident and we hope that MBSJ will
take appropriate measures after this," he said.
Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Zainal Rashid Abu
Bakar confirmed the case.
Police have classified the case as sudden death.