A woman and her 05-year-old son have died due to electrocution in the Sooriyawewa area in Hambantota.
According to the Police, they had died after coming into contact with a power supply that had been illegally obtained from an adjoining house.
Investigations reveal that the child, who was riding a tricycle to a neighbour’s house, had come in contact with the illegal power supply during which his mother had attempted to save him.
However, both mother and son had been electrocuted, dying on the spot. The deceased are a 38-year-old woman and her 05-year-old son.
The Sooriyawewa Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)
