A viral clip currently making waves online captured the terrifying moment where two men had a literal shock of their lives while trying to steal cables in Ipoh.
Although one of them managed to survive the botched theft and fled the scene, the other wasn’t so lucky as he succumbed to the electrocution.
2 men get electrocuted while stealing cables
In the more than 1-minute long clip, it showed two witnesses filming the men cutting away at electrical cables belonging to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).
As they were doing so, suddenly a loud explosion is heard along with a cloud of sparks and smoke appearing right in front of the two men’s faces before they both slumped to the ground.
Equally shocked by what they saw, the witnesses quickly rushed over to the two men to check on them.
Upon reaching the scene, they found the two men lying motionless on the ground next to a drain.
1 killed by electrocution
The Star later reported that the incident took place at Persiaran Rishah 27 near a petrol station close to the Ipoh-Lumut road on Monday (Mar 24).
Ipoh district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police were alerted of the incident after receiving a call at 6pm.
He added one of the suspects regained consciousness after the electrocution and fled on a motorcycle, while the other was killed.
“TNB has lodged a police report, and an investigation paper has been opened under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased had 10 priors on his criminal record related to violent crime and property offences,” he said.
The case has been classified as sudden death and those with further information are urged to contact Sjn Liyana Zulaikah Ibrahim at 019-7765184 or Sjn MT Michael Jevadas at 016-5325208.
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