Minors, aged 4 and 6, electrocuted
Infant victims identified as Junior Makwindi and Tinotenda Tineyi Maketo
By Staff Reporter
Two Harare minors, aged 4 and 6 years, died on Monday as a result of electrocution in a sad incident which occurred when they got in contact with a refrigerator which had an electrical fault.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident in a statement Tuesday.
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“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a sad incident in which Junior Makwindi (4) and Tinotenda Tineyi Maketo (6) were electrocuted whilst sleeping in a room at a house in Kuwadzana 5, Harare on 19th February 2024.
“Preliminary investigations by the police have revealed that the victims were electrocuted after getting in contact with an upright refrigerator which had an electrical fault,” Nyathi said.
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The incident follows the death of four Harare juveniles aged between 3 and 4 died on 15 February 2024 through suspected suffocation after they closed themselves inside a parked vehicle at a house in Hopely.
They were named as Allen Busiri (3), Anotidaishe Mutize (4), Ashley Matowe (3) and Kudakwashe Tsuro (3).
