Man dies from electrocution in ‘Eua [1]
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 16:58
A 51-year-old man died from electrocution at his home in Ha’atu’a in ‘Eua on Monday, March 6 while doing laundry.
Police in Nuku’alofa said today that Lopeti Touliki ‘Aholahi was found collapsed inside the laundry room at around 4:00pm by a family member.
He was rushed to the hospital but he was confirmed to have already passed away.
An inquest held on Tuesday, March 7 confirmed that he died from electrocution.
The victim was reported to have been washing using their washing machine when the incident occured.