3 Family Members Electrocuted to Death

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• Three members of a family in Nyatwere village, Homa Bay County, tragically died from electrocution at their home on Saturday evening.
• The fatal accident occurred when Laventer Otieno, attempting to retrieve clothes from a metallic wire, was electrocuted, followed by her brothers-in-law Elijah Otieno and Isaiah Otieno when they rushed to help, highlighting the dangers of poor power connections.

Tragedy struck Nyatwere village in Homa Bay County as three members of a family lost their lives due to electrocution at their home on Saturday evening. 

The victims, identified as brothers Elijah Otieno and Isaiah Otieno, along with their sister-in-law Laventer Otieno, succumbed to the fatal accident.

Chief Jacob Adienge of Kachien North Location provided insight into the incident, explaining that Laventer was electrocuted while attempting to retrieve clothes from a metallic wire she used for drying.

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The wire had come into contact with the iron sheeting of her house, carrying a dangerous current likely due to poor power connections.

Laventer’s desperate cries for help went unanswered as she tragically lost her life on the spot upon touching the electrified clothesline. 

Hearing her distress, her brothers-in-law rushed to her aid, only to meet the same fate. Despite their efforts, both Elijah and Isaiah were fatally electrocuted upon contact with Laventer’s body still entangled in the deadly current.

Preliminary investigations by authorities suggest that the power connection at Laventer’s house was tampered with by an individual from the village lacking expertise in electrical work, leading to the tragic accident. 

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The bodies of the victims were transported to Rachuonyo South Sub County Hospital mortuary, leaving the community reeling in grief over the devastating loss.