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    Carpenter’s lifeless body found at building roof in Anambra

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    Delight Chinedum

    Tragedy struck on Friday when a middle aged man was reportedly electrocuted in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state.

    The deceased was said to be working on a roof of a new building at a construction site in the area when the incident happened.

    A viral video on social media shows the lifeless body of the carpenter suspended from the building’s rooftop, as concerned individuals attempted to retrieve it.

    Eyewitness accounts had it that the deceased was working beneath high-tension wires when a zinc sheet he was handling accidentally made contact with the live wires, resulting in a fatal electrocution.

    The identity of the deceased was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing the report.

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